Career advancement and gender equity in healthcare management

Gender in Management

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 100-118

  LaPierre, Tracey A ^a   Zimmerman, Mary K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspirations; Career advancement; Discrimination; Gender; Gender equity; Health care; Promotion; Senior management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857717016     PISSN: 17542413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542411211214158     Document Type: Article

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