The time bounded glass ceiling and young women managers: Career progress and career success – evidence from the UK

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 24, Issue , 2000, Pages 190-198

  Simpson, Ruth ^a   Altman, Yochanan ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career development; Managers; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986116791     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590010321151     Document Type: Article

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