Gender and the use of business advice: Evidence from firms in the Scottish service sector

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 292-314

  Robson, Paul J A ^a   Jack, Sarah L ^b   Freel, Mark S ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; GENDER RELATIONS; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SERVICE SECTOR; WOMENS STATUS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 42949104488     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c0663     Document Type: Conference Paper

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