Gender differences in leadership competencies, expatriate readiness, and performance

Gender in Management: An International Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 300-316

  Connerley, Mary L ^a   Mecham, Ross L ^a   Strauss, Judy P ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competences; Expatriates; Gender; Leadership; Performance measures

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749204566     PISSN: 17542413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542410810887347     Document Type: Article

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