Meritocracies or Masculinities? The Differential Allocation of Named Professorships by Gender in the Academy

Journal of Management

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 972-1000

  Treviño, Len J ^a   Gomez Mejia, Luis R ^b   Balkin, David B ^c   Mixon, Franklin G ^d  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d University System of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

academia; glass ceiling; masculinities; meritocracy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85041303269     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206315599216     Document Type: Article

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