Attitudes toward women as managers: Sex versus culture

Women in Management Review

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 51-60

  Cordano, Mark ^a   Scherer, Robert F ^a   Owen, Crystal L ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chile; Managers; USA; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986078203     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420210421754     Document Type: Article

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