Is there an implicit quota on women in top management? A large-sample statistical analysis

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 98-115

  Dezso, Cristian L ^a   Ross, David Gaddis ^b   Uribe, Jose ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

diversity; gender; simulation; spatial statistics; top management teams

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE;

DIVERSITY; GENDER; SIMULATION; SPATIAL STATISTICS; TOP MANAGEMENT TEAMS;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84955625827     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2461     Document Type: Article

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