Top management team diversity: A review of theories and methodologies

International Journal of Management Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 301-316

  Nielsen, Sabina ^a  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

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EID: 77955243892     PISSN: 14608545     EISSN: 14682370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2370.2009.00263.x     Document Type: Review

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