Attitudes towards women managers in the United Arab Emirates: The effects of patriarchy, age, and sex differences

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 522-540

  Mostafa, Mohamed M ^a  

^a GULF UNIVERSITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Attitude surveys; Culture (sociology); Gender; United Arab Emirates; Women executives

Indexed keywords

EID: 24744433170     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940510615451     Document Type: Review

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