Women's networks: A career development intervention or impediment?

Human Resource Development International

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 207-224

  Bierema, Laura L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; In company networks; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849104686     PISSN: 13678868     EISSN: 14698374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13678860500100517     Document Type: Review

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