Gender and managerial competence: Support for theories of androgyny?

Women in Management Review

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 279-287

  Mcgregor, Judy ^a   Tweed, David ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Competences; Gender; Manufacturing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986037866     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420110401540     Document Type: Article

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