Gender differences in managers' causal explanations for their work performance: A study in two organizations

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-151

  Rosenthal, Patrice ^a   Guest, David ^b   Peccei, Riccardo ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030485899     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8325.1996.tb00606.x     Document Type: Article

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