The gender pay gap in top corporate jobs in Denmark: Glass ceilings, sticky floors or both?

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 156-177

  Smith, Nina ^a   Smith, Valdemar ^b   Verne, Mette ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

^c Department of Media Production and Management   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chief executives; Denmark; Gender; Glass ceilings; Pay structures

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955939196     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437721111130189     Document Type: Article

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