The spouse of the female manager: Role and influence on the woman's career

Gender in Management

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 596-614

  Välimäki, Suvi ^a   Lämsä, Anna Maija ^a   Hiillos, Minna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Careers; Finland; Managers; Narratives; Spouses; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 71949112418     PISSN: 17542413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542410911004867     Document Type: Article

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