Where is the romance for women leaders? The effects of gender on leadership attributions and performance-based pay

Applied Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 582-601

  Kulich, Clara ^a   Ryan, Michelle K ^a   Haslam, S Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 35648974729     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2007.00305.x     Document Type: Article

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