Hair color stereotyping and CEO selection in the United Kingdom

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 85-99

  Takeda, Margaret B ^a   Helms, Marilyn M ^b   Romanova, Natalia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^b DALTON STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blonde; CEO; England; Hair color; London Financial Times Stock Exchange; Selection; Stereotyping; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746447845     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v13n03_06     Document Type: Article

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