Defining the alpha female: A female leadership measure

Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 309-320

  Ward, Rose Marie ^a   Popson, Halle C ^a   DiPaolo, Donald G ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha personality; College women; Leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 78449240750     PISSN: 15480518     EISSN: 19397089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1548051810368681     Document Type: Article

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