Leadership and gender: A dangerous liaison?

Leadership and Organization Development Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 574-590

  Trinidad, Cristina ^a   Normore, Anthony H ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture (sociology); Education; Gender; Leadership; North America

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746623717     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730510624601     Document Type: Review

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