Gender differences in job challenge: A matter of task allocation

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 433-453

  De Pater, Irene E ^a   Van Vianen, Annelies E M ^a   Bechtoldt, Myriam N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Career; Delegation; Gender; Job challenge; Task allocation decisions

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; GENDER ROLE; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 77954849397     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2009.00477.x     Document Type: Article

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