Role perceptions, personal traits, lifestyles and leadership: An empirical study of American, Japanese, and Taiwanese female managers

International Business Review

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-34

  Wu, Wann Yih ^a   Minor, Michael S ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Leadership performance; Leadership style; Lifestyles; Personal traits; Role perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031068911     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0969-5931(97)86722-4     Document Type: Article

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