Not all inequality is equal: Deconstructing the societal logic of patriarchy to understand microfinance lending to women

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1994-2020

  Zhao, Eric Yanfei ^a   Wry, Tyler ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 85007284803     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2015.0476     Document Type: Article

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