The visual portrayal of women in IBM's think: A longitudinal analysis

Journal of Business Communication

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 246-263

  Kuiper, Shirly ^a   Booth, Rosemary ^b   Bodkin, Charles D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 54649083019     PISSN: 00219436     EISSN: 15524582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002194369803500204     Document Type: Article

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