From bench to board: Gender differences in university scientists' participation in corporate scientific advisory boards

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1443-1464

  Ding, Waverly W ^a   Murray, Fiona ^b   Stuart, Toby E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84886818273     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2011.0020     Document Type: Article

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