Evaluation of new business ideas: Do gender stereotypes play a role?

Journal of Managerial Issues

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 140-156

  Gupta, Vishal K ^a   Turban, Daniel B ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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