The Importance of Role Models and Demographic Context for Senior Women's Work Identity Development

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  2009

• Venue

  International Journal of Management Reviews

• Publication date

  2009-03-27

• Fields of study

  Sociology

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  DOI 10.1111/J.1468-2370.2009.00262.X
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