Women as Managers: A Replication and Beyond

Authors

  • Ti Hsu
  • Nikolai Wasilewski

Abstract

This research replicates and extends the investigation of attitudes toward women as managers. The experimental group based upon a simulated business game environment and the control group based upon the real life experience were used to investigate three questions. How do male and female subjects perceive women as managers in the workplace? How do male and female subjects perceive the issue of women in management emotionally? How do male and female subjects view the paternity leave program? Results of the study indicate that perceptions about the first question are still widely apart between male and female subjects. Women, however, have stronger emotions attached to the underlying issue. Parental leave is hardly considered to be an issue at all.

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Published

1992-03-09