Feminist attributes and entrepreneurial identity

Gender in Management

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 561-589

  Orser, Barbara J ^a   Elliott, Catherine ^a   Leck, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurs; Feminism; Leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 81055143985     PISSN: 17542413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542411111183884     Document Type: Article

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