Envisioning female entrepreneur: Leaders anew from a gender perspective

Gender in Management

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 395-416

  Patterson, Nicola ^a   Mavin, Sharon ^a   Turner, Jane ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial leadership; Entrepreneurialism; Entrepreneurship; Gender; Leadership; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865801960     PISSN: 17542413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542411211269338     Document Type: Article

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