Gaining the ultimate power edge: Women in the dual role of CEO and Chair

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 666-679

  Muller Kahle, Maureen I ^a   Schiehll, Eduardo ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

CEO; Gender; Human capital theory; Status characteristics theory; Structural power

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883815548     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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