Questioning the notion of feminine leadership: A critical perspective on the gender labelling of leadership

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 144-157

  Billing, Yvonne Due ^a   Alvesson, Mats ^b  

^a NONE   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER ROLE; LABOR DIVISION; LEADERSHIP;

EID: 0033936941     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0432.00103     Document Type: Article

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