Who is she and who are we? A reflexive journey in research into the rarity of women in the highest ranks of accountancy

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-16

  Dambrin, Claire ^a   Lambert, Caroline ^a  

^a HEC PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Accounting profession; Gender; Methodology; Reflexivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856277163     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: 10959955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpa.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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