Learning from leading women's experience: Towards a sociological understanding

Leadership

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 159-180

  Elliott, Carole ^a   Stead, Valerie ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community; Experience; Gender; Leadership; Networks; Sociology; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 43449083193     PISSN: 17427150     EISSN: 17427169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742715008089636     Document Type: Article

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