Women and men politicians: Are some of the best leaders dissatisfied?

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 285-290

  Tucker, Mary L ^a   Mccarthy, Anne M ^b   Colleen Jones, M ^c  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Leadership; Men; Politics; USA; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986059577     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437739910292599     Document Type: Article

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