Perceptions of and about women as managers: Investigating job involvement, self-esteem and attitudes

Women in Management Review

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 149-164

  Cortis, Rachelle ^a   Cassar, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

Employees; Gender; Line managers; Personal health

Indexed keywords

EID: 20344399864     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420510591834     Document Type: Article

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