Attitudes towards women in the Arabian Gulf region

Women in Management Review

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-39

  Abdalla, Ikhlas A ^a  

^a QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Arabian Gulf; Attitude surveys; Personality; Professionals; Students; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986042679     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649429610109271     Document Type: Review

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