Refining the Concept of Political Will: A Gender Perspective

British Journal of Management

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 414-427

  Doldor, Elena ^a   Anderson, Deirdre ^a   Vinnicombe, Susan ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84881316745     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2012.00812.x     Document Type: Article

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