Violating prescriptive stereotypes on job resumes: A self-presentational perspective

Management Communication Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 272-287

  Tyler, James M ^a   McCullough, Jennifer Dane ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender bias; Prescriptive stereotypes; Resumes; Self presentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350331474     PISSN: 08933189     EISSN: 15526798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0893318909341412     Document Type: Article

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