Exploring career "choices" of work-centred women in a professional service firm

Gender in Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 227-243

  Kumra, Savita ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career development; Professional services; Women workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951570315     PISSN: 17542413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542411011036428     Document Type: Article

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