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Women’s career advancement: mentoring and networking in Saudi Arabia and the UK

Jouharah M. AbalkhailDepartment of Business Administration, Institution of Public Administration, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Barbara AllanBusiness School, University of Westminster, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 153-168 | Received 13 Jan 2014, Accepted 15 May 2014, Published online: 22 Apr 2015

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