An investigation of female and male constructs of leadership and empowerment

Gender in Management: An International Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 640-648

  Alimo Metcalfe, Beverly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Gender; Leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986134872     PISSN: 17542413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542411011092309     Document Type: Article

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