Changing perceptions of meritocracy in senior women's careers

Gender in Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 184-197

  Sealy, Ruth ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Banking; Career development; Glass ceilings; Women directors

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951605384     PISSN: 17542413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542411011036392     Document Type: Article

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