Women managing discourse in the workplace

Women in Management Review

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 414-424

  Holmes, Janet ^a   Burns, Louise ^a   Marra, Meredith ^a   Stubbe, Maria ^a   Vine, Bernadette ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84986067706     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420310507505     Document Type: Article

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