Gender asymmetries and the manager stereotype among management students

Women in Management Review

Volumn 18, Issue , 2003, Pages 77-87

  Fernandes, Emília ^a   Cabral Cardoso, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Gender; Management development; Managers; Stereotyping; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986047409     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420310462352     Document Type: Article

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