Mentoring relationships and the female managerial career

Career Development International

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 348-352

  Linehan, Margaret ^a   Walsh, James S ^b  

^a Munster Technological University   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Gender,Management development; Mentors; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986018705     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620439910295718     Document Type: Article

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