Acknowledging the female archetype: Women managers’ narratives of gender

Women in Management Review

Volumn 15, Issue , 2000, Pages 296-302

  Olsson, su ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Communications; Leadership; Managers; Myths; Stories; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986018748     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420010372959     Document Type: Article

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