Social-Role Versus Structural Models of Gender and Influence Use in Organizations: A Strong Inference Approach

Group and Organization Management

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 414-446

  Aguinis, Herman ^a   Adams, Susan K R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Career Service Authority   (United States)

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EID: 0032334102     PISSN: 10596011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059601198234005     Document Type: Article

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