The traps that keep women from reaching the top and how to avoid them

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 764-770

  Vanderbroeck, Paul ^a  

^a NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Competences; Gender; Leaders; Leadership; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956863552     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621711011072478     Document Type: Article

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