Gender differences in leadership styles and management skills

Women in Management Review

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 244-257

  Burke, Sarah ^a   Collins, Karen M ^b  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Gender; Leadership; Managerial styles; Skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986160667     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420110395728     Document Type: Article

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