Gender differences in ethnocultural empathy and attitudes toward men and women in authority

Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-15

  Cundiff, Nicole L ^a   Komarraju, Meera ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude; Authority; Empathy; Ethnicity; Gender; Leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 47749120681     PISSN: 15480518     EISSN: 19397089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1548051808318000     Document Type: Article

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