Gender, globalization and organization: Exploring power, relations and intersections: GUEST EDITORIAL

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-22

  Dawn Metcalfe, Beverly ^a   Rees, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feminism; Gender; Globalization; Organizations; Transnational companies

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960000276     PISSN: 20407149     EISSN: 17587093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02610151011019183     Document Type: Article

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