Reading between the lines: Unveiling masculinity in feminine management practices

Women in Management Review

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 5-11

  Vieira da Cunha, João ^a   Pina e Cunha, Miguel ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Gender; Management theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986170592     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420210416796     Document Type: Article

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