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The effects of gender composition of senior management on the economic fallout

Cynthia A. Bansak Department of Economics, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY, 13617, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Mary E. Graham Organizational Studies, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, 13699, USA
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Allan A. Zebedee Financial Studies, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, 13699, USA
Pages 1603-1607 | Published online: 30 Mar 2011

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