A comparative study of perceptions of gender and leadership in Australian and Turkish universities

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-16

  White, Kate ^a   Özkanli, Özlem ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Gender; Leadership; Senior management; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651276334     PISSN: 1360080X     EISSN: 14699508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360080X.2011.536976     Document Type: Article

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