Creating and sustaining gender diversity in sport organizations

Sex Roles

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 136-145

  Cunningham, George B ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity strategy; Gender; Inclusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049146429     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-007-9312-3     Document Type: Article

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