Managers' beliefs about the glass ceiling: interpersonal and organizational factors

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 285-294

  Elacqua, C Tina ^a   Beehr, A Terry ^b   Webster, Jennica ^c   Hansen, P Curtiss ^b  

^a LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BNSF Railway Co   (United States)

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EID: 70450077066     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2009.01501.x     Document Type: Article

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