Do gender differences in preferences for competition matter for occupational expectations?

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 701-710

  Kleinjans, Kristin J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Expectations; Gender differences; Occupational choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949102002     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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