Can leaders step outside of the gender box?: An examination of leadership and gender role stereotype

Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-45

  Embry, Andrew ^a   Padgett, Margaret Y ^a   Caldwell, Craig B ^a  

^a BUTLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Masculine and feminine leadership; Sex differences; Sex role stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 47749101779     PISSN: 15480518     EISSN: 19397089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1548051808318412     Document Type: Article

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