Diversity management versus gender equality: The finnish case

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 230-243

  Merilainen, Susan ^d   Tienari, Janne ^a   Katila, Saija ^b   Benschop, Yvonne ^c  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Discourse; Diversity Management; Equality; Finland; Gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449127832     PISSN: 08250383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjas.105     Document Type: Article

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