Corporate restructuring and sex differences in managerial promotion

American Sociological Review

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 455-476

  Dencker, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; HUMAN RESOURCE; LEADERSHIP; MANAGEMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 57749122643     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000312240807300305     Document Type: Article

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