Developing women's career competencies through an EMBA

Gender in Management

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 232-248

  Chen, Aurora ^a   Doherty, Noeleen ^a   Vinnicombe, Susan ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Business Schools; Career competencies; Career development; Career stage; Competences; Executive MBA; Managers; Master of Business Administration; United Kingdom; Women; Women managers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863491053     PISSN: 17542413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542411211244786     Document Type: Article

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