Diversity and Leadership in a Changing World

American Psychologist

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 216-224

  Eagly, Alice H ^a   Chin, Jean Lau ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

diversity; ethnicity; gender; leadership; sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950351196     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018957     Document Type: Article

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