International Business Management

Year: 2017
Volume: 11
Issue: 4
Page No. 874 - 884

Jordanian Women in Leadership Positions in the Public Sector: Cultural Barriers to Their Success

Authors : Faraj Radwan, Suha Abed Alaal, Mohammad Kloub and Raed Wishah

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