What you know and who you know: “Successful” women’s experiences of accessing board positions

Career Development International

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 203-210

  Sheridan, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Career development; Directors; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986180590     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620430210431280     Document Type: Article

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