Managers' perceptions of women and men leaders: A cross cultural comparison

International Journal of Cross Cultural Management

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 171-210

  Prime, Jeanine ^a   Jonsen, Karsten ^b   Carter, Nancy ^a   Maznevski, Martha L ^b  

^a Catalyst   (United States)

^b IMD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cross cultural comparisons; Gender stereotypes; Women in management

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049439988     PISSN: 14705958     EISSN: 17412838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1470595808091789     Document Type: Article

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