Position power and women's career advancement

Women in Management Review

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 53-66

  Mae Kelly, Rita ^a   Dabul Marin, Amy J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b Phoenix Communication Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Careers; Fast track; Gender; Managerial power

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043155710     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649429810208738     Document Type: Article

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