A view from the top: Women on the boards of public companies

Corporate Governance: The international journal of business in society

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 8-15

  Sheridan, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Directors; Gender; Public companies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986059600     PISSN: 14720701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000005456     Document Type: Review

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