Arab women in management and leadership: Stories from Israel

Arab Women in Management and Leadership: Stories from Israel

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-143

  Arar, Khalid ^a   Shapira, Tamar ^b   Azaiza, Faisal ^b   Hertz Lazarowitz, Rachel ^b  

^a Centre for Academic Studies and Principal   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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EID: 84924606968     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9781137319333     Document Type: Book

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