Transparency in academic recruitment: A problematic tool for gender equality?

Organization Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1459-1483

  van den Brink, Marieke ^a   Benschop, Yvonne ^a   Jansen, Willy ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

accountability; gender equality policies; micropolitics; recruitment and selection; transparency; universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649527964     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840610380812     Document Type: Article

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