Gender and the quality of the leadermember exchange: Findings from a South African organisation

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 316-329

  Milner, Karen ^a   Katz, Lesley Anne ^a   Fisher, James ^a   Notrica, Valerie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Gender; Leader member exchange; Leadership; Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548036951     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124630703700207     Document Type: Article

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