'Girl disease': Women managers' reticence and ambivalence towards organizational advancement

Journal of Management and Organization

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 582-595

  Ross Smith, Anne ^a   Chesterman, Colleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ambivalence; Femininity; Gender equity; Gendered organizations; Organizational culture; Reticence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951598108     PISSN: 18333672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jmo.15.5.582     Document Type: Article

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