Supervisor mentoring: Does a female manager make a difference?

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-57

  Locke, Victoria Nevin ^a   Williams, M Lee ^b  

^a Psychological Corporation   (United States)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1142284596     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824090009388750     Document Type: Article

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