Sexuality at work:Female secretaries’ experiences in the context of Chinese culture

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 506-522

  Leung, Alicia S m ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Discrimination; Gender; Secretaries

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986159855     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940210439414     Document Type: Article

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