African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4193

Full Length Research Paper

Regulation and gender equality and non-discrimination of women in top management positions in Ghana

Olivia Anku-Tsede
  • Olivia Anku-Tsede
  • Department of Organization and Human Resource Management, University of Ghana Business School, Legon, Ghana.
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Cynthia Gadegbeku
  • Cynthia Gadegbeku
  • Department of Organization and Human Resource Management, University of Ghana Business School, Legon, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 26 August 2013
  •  Accepted: 13 June 2014
  •  Published: 14 October 2014

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