Sex differences, organizational level, and superiors' evaluation of managerial leadership

Management Communication Quarterly

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 523-540

  Knott, Katherine B ^a   Natalle, Elizabeth J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039029483     PISSN: 08933189     EISSN: 15526798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0893318997104005     Document Type: Article

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