Sex differences in explanations for career progress

Women in Management Review

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 152-162

  Wood, Glenice J ^a   Lindorff, Margaret ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gender; Job promotion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986159843     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420110392136     Document Type: Article

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