Is the force still with her? Gender and commitment in the police

Women in Management Review

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 392-403

  Metcalfe, Beverly ^a   Dick, Gavin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commitment; Gender; Organizations; Police

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993056325     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420210451823     Document Type: Article

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