More jobs for the boys? Succession planning in SMEs

Women in Management Review

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 222-231

  Martin, Lynn ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Skills; Small firms; Succession planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986165942     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000005584     Document Type: Article

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