Attributions about male and female leaders in organizations.
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Title
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Attributions about male and female leaders in organizations.
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Identifier
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AAI9304650
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identifier
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9304650
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Creator
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Cohen-Kaner, Iris.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Walter Reichman
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Date
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1992
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Industrial
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Abstract
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of sex-role stereotypes on attributions about male and female leadership effectiveness in the presence and absence of information about the leader. One hundred and eighty four (70 males and 109 females) employees from a large human services organization participated in the present study. Each of the subjects completed: (a) one version of Schein's Descriptive Index; (b) one version of the Male-Female Relations Questionnaire; and (c) one version of the Leadership Effectiveness Scenarios.;The results revealed that (a) men held more conservative views than women. They perceived successful managers as possessing characteristics that are more commonly associated with men than with women. Women, on the other hand, perceived successful managers as possessing characteristics that are commonly associated with both men and women; (b) when information (leader's personal characteristic information and leader's behavioral information) was presented to subjects, the effect of their sex-role stereotypes on attributions about leadership effectiveness decreased, thus lending support to the argument that the availability of information about the leader affects attributions about leadership effectiveness.;The strengths and weaknesses of the present study are discussed, as well as the practical implications of its findings.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
