Paths to success in senior management

Gender, Power and Management: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Higher Education

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 110-139

  Riordan, Sarah ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 84998880948     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230305953     Document Type: Chapter

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