Propensity to negotiate and career advancement: Evidence from an investment bank that women are on a "slow elevator"

Negotiation Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 495-508

  Greig, Fiona ^a,b  

^a MCKINSEY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career advancement; Gender; Negotiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349129592     PISSN: 07484526     EISSN: 15719979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1571-9979.2008.00200.x     Document Type: Article

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