An exploration of stereotypical beliefs about leadership styles: Is transformational leadership a route to women's promotion?

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-21

  Vinkenburg, Claartje J ^a   van Engen, Marloes L ^b   Eagly, Alice H ^c   Johannesen Schmidt, Mary C ^d  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Oakton Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender roles; Promotion; Sex differences; Stereotype accuracy; Transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951720590     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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