Virtues, work experiences and psychological well-being among managerial women in a Turkish bank

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 199-212

  Fiksenbaum, Lisa ^a   Koyuncu, Mustafa ^b   Burke, Ronald J ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NEVSEHIR HACI BEKTAS VELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Banks; Employee behaviour; Managers; Turkey; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986037743     PISSN: 20407149     EISSN: 17587093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02610151011024501     Document Type: Article

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