Discretionary power of project managers in knowledge-intensive firms and gender issues

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 236-248

  Chasserio, Stéphanie ^a,b   Legault, Marie Josée ^c  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b LSMRC EA 4112   (France)

^c Tel e University of Quebec   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender; Hr management practices; Knowledge intensive firms (kifs); New organizational forms; Professional women

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049505681     PISSN: 08250383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjas.147     Document Type: Article

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