Behind the veil: An exploratory study of the myths and realities of women in the Iranian workforce

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 376-392

  Ghorbani, Majid ^a   Tung, Rosalie L ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 35648999537     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 09545395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2007.00051.x     Document Type: Article

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