Creating knowledge through networks: A gender perspective

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 90-112

  Durbin, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Homophily; Knowledge; Networking; Old boys' network

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ISSUE; KNOWLEDGE; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; SOCIAL INCLUSION; SOCIAL NETWORK; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 78650348587     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2010.00536.x     Document Type: Article

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