Becoming an international man: Top manager masculinities in the making of a multinational corporation

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-52

  Tienari, Janne ^a   Vaara, Eero ^a   Meriläinen, Susan ^b  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Globalization; Men; Multinational companies; Senior management; Work identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986135986     PISSN: 20407149     EISSN: 17587093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02610151011019200     Document Type: Article

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