Career progression in accountancy - the role of personal and situational factors

Women in Management Review

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 167-173

  Gammie, Bob ^a   Gammie, Elizabeth ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountancy; Career progression; Gender; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986144774     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649429710182332     Document Type: Article

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