The emergence of male leadership in competitive environments

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 111-117

  Reuben, Ernesto ^a   Rey Biel, Pedro ^b   Sapienza, Paola ^c   Zingales, Luigi ^d  

^a The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Gender gap; Glass ceiling; Leadership; Overconfidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862577631     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2011.06.016     Document Type: Article

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