Women executives: public and private sectors as sites of advancement?

Women in Management Review

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-39

  Olsson, Su ^a   Pringle, Judith K ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Executive development; New Zealand; Organizational culture; Private sector organizations; Public sector organizations; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993008350     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420410518412     Document Type: Article

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