Black women managers and administrators: experiences and implications

Women in Management Review

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 11-17

  Hite, Linda M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Black people; Managers; Race; Sex discrimination; USA; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986021494     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649429610127938     Document Type: Article

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