Empowering Women: The Role of Emancipative Forces in Board Gender Diversity

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Empowering Women : The Role of Emancipative Forces in Board Gender Diversity. / Brieger, Steven; Francoeur, Claude; Welzel, Christian et al.

In: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 155, No. 2, 20.03.2019, p. 495-511.

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Brieger S, Francoeur C, Welzel C, Ben-Amar W. Empowering Women: The Role of Emancipative Forces in Board Gender Diversity. Journal of Business Ethics. 2019 Mar 20;155(2):495-511. doi: 10.1007/s10551-017-3489-3

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