He is a Firm, Strong-Minded and Empowering Leader, but is She? Gendered Positioning of Female and Male CEOs

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-84

  Katila, Saija ^a   Eriksson, Päivi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Discourse; Gender; Leadership; Management; Positioning

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER IDENTITY; GENDER RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; WOMENS STATUS;

FINLAND;

EID: 84870883278     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2011.00570.x     Document Type: Article

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