A woman's touch? Gendered management and performance in state administration

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 477-504

  Jacobson, Willow S ^a   Palus, Christine Kelleher ^b   Bowling, Cynthia J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77950525459     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: 14779803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/mup017     Document Type: Article

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