Kanter Revisited: Gender, Power and (In)Visibility

International Journal of Management Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 141-158

  Lewis, Patricia ^a   Simpson, Ruth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84860775583     PISSN: 14608545     EISSN: 14682370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2370.2011.00327.x     Document Type: Article

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