PR bunnies caught in the agency ghetto? gender stereotypes, organizational factors, and women's careers in PR agencies

Journal of Public Relations Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 229-254

  Fröhlich, Romy ^a   Peters, Sonja B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 84890423239     PISSN: 1062726X     EISSN: 1532754X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10627260701331754     Document Type: Article

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