The basic competencies underlying the task of management are examined using the U S Merit Systems Protection Board's 1991 Federal First-Line Supervisors survey (based on the US. Office of Personnel Management's Management Excellence Inventory "job analysis") This paper tests whether male and female supervisors perceive the essential responsibilities of the managenal job similarly
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