The business case for equal opportunities: Implications for women in management

Women in Management Review

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-16

  Cassell, Catherine ^a,b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b School s Change Management Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business strategy; Equal opportunities; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986170765     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649429710162893     Document Type: Article

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