Linking leader anti-prototypes and prototypes to gender stereotypes
Linking leader anti-prototypes and prototypes to gender stereotypes
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将领导者反原型和原型与性别刻板印象联系起来
DOI:
10.1108/gm-06-2016-0130
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发表时间:
2017
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影响因子:
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通讯作者:
D. Butterfield
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文献类型:
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作者:
G. Powell;D. Butterfield
Purpose
This study aims to examine factors that may explain the status of women in management by exploring the linkages between leader anti-prototypes and prototypes to gender stereotypes.
Design/methodology/approach
Samples from two populations described either a “bad manager” (representing leader anti-prototypes) or a “good manager” (representing leader prototypes) on two instruments that assessed masculinity and femininity.
Findings
On each instrument, masculinity was endorsed more than femininity in both leader prototypes and anti-prototypes. Both masculinity and femininity were endorsed more in leader prototypes than leader anti-prototypes but only when the purpose of the instrument was disguised rather than transparent.
Research limitations/implications
Limitations of a single data collection method, the nature of the samples and a newly designed scale for purposes of the study are acknowledged. Further attention to the linkages of leader anti-prototypes and prototypes to gender stereotypes and the outcomes of these linkages is recommended.
Practical implications
Individuals who make managerial selection and promotion decisions may devote more attention to the presence or absence of masculine traits in candidates than to the presence or absence of feminine traits, thereby leading to female candidates being passed over and male candidates receiving greater scrutiny in determining who gets ahead.
Social implications
The study suggests cognitive mechanisms that may influence the status of women in management.
Originality/value
The study incorporates leader anti-prototypes and leader prototypes to explain the low status of women in management.
影响因子:
22.4
作者:
Koenig, Anne M.;Eagly, Alice H.;Ristikari, Tiina
通讯作者:
Ristikari, Tiina