A cross-cultural study into peer evaluations of women's leadership effectiveness

Leadership and Organization Development Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 600-616

  Jogulu, Uma D ^a   Wood, Glenice J ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Gender; Leadership; Malaysia; Management styles; National cultures

Indexed keywords

EID: 53249124825     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730810906344     Document Type: Article

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