A review of male and female Australian indigenous entrepreneurs: Disadvantaged past - promising future?

Gender in Management

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 311-326

  Wood, Glenice J ^a   Davidson, Marilyn J ^b  

^a Davidson and Wood Consultants ^*  (Australia)

^b Davidson and Wood Consultants   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australia; Australian Aboriginals; Entrepreneurs; Men; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959274500     PISSN: 17542413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542411111144319     Document Type: Review

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