Locks and keys to the boardroom

Gender in Management

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 200-211

  Vinnicombe, Susan ^a   Singh, Val ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boards of Directors; Career development; Directors; Gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955933983     PISSN: 17542413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542411111130963     Document Type: Article

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