The MBA as a bridge over the troubled waters of discrimination

Women in Management Review

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 95-104

  Leeming, Anne ^a   Baruch, Yehuda ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Careers; Discrimination; Gender; Managers; Masters of Business Administration; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986042681     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649429810215820     Document Type: Article

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