A construct-driven investigation of gender differences in a leadership-role assessment center

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 555-566

  Anderson, Neil ^a,e   Lievens, Filip ^b   Van Dam, Karen ^c   Born, Marise ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e Business School   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assessment centers; Gender differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33745307067     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.91.3.555     Document Type: Article

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