Executive leadership roles in the Australian Public Service

Women in Management Review

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 205-211

  Wyse, Alison ^a   Vilkinas, Tricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gender; Leadership; Management roles; Public sector organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993012422     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420410541272     Document Type: Article

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