Gender stereotypes of leaders: An analysis of the contents of obituaries from 1974 to 1998

Sex Roles

Volumn 45, Issue 11-12, 2001, Pages 827-843

  Rodler, Christa ^b   Kirchler, Erich ^a   Hölzl, Erik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gender stereotypes; Leadership; Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035643860     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015644520770     Document Type: Article

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