Why and when does the gender gap reverse? Diversity goals and the pay premium for high potential women

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 402-432

  Leslie, Lisa M ^a   Flaherty, Colleen ^b   Dahm, Patricia C ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85018342124     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2015.0195     Document Type: Article

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