Intersections of power and privilege: Long-term trends in managerial representation

American Sociological Review

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 800-820

  Stainback, Kevin ^a   Tomaskovic Devey, Donald ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER ROLE; MANAGEMENT; PRIVATE SECTOR; RACIAL DISPARITY; WORKPLACE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949406677     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000312240907400506     Document Type: Article

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