Visibility in the workplace: Still an essential ingredient for career success?

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2198-2215

  McDonald, Paula ^a   Bradley, Lisa ^a   Brown, Kerry ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Career; Commitment; Flexible work; Gender and work; Part time work

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849121122     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190802479447     Document Type: Article

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