ERIC Number: EJ808641
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 14
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Recruitment/Selectors' Perceptions of Male and Female Trainee Managers
Kniveton, Bromley H.
Journal of European Industrial Training, v32 n6 p404-417 2008
Purpose: The aim of this paper is to investigate whether those involved with recruitment/selection (RS) react differently towards male and female trainee managers. Design/methodology/approach: Measures of the perceptions towards trainee managers were collected from 440 managers and professionals involved in recruitment/selection (RS). Findings: It was found that males were seen to have more stereotype male management characteristics than females. Female (RS) perceived female management trainees as possessing more male management characteristics than did male (RS). Practical implications: The stereotype of the management trainee held by male (RS), with its emphasis on "male characteristics" would suggest females do face an unequal struggle in their careers. It is argued that male management characteristics, whilst possibly appropriate for organisations with a hierarchical structure, may not be as appropriate for the participatory organisational structure, which is becoming more common. Suggestions are made to help develop management skills for both male and female trainees. Originality/value: This article gives the perceptions of people who recruit male and female trainee managers and will be of interest to employers and employees alike. (Contains 7 tables.)
Descriptors: Women Administrators, Trainees, Gender Differences, Gender Bias, Sex Stereotypes, Personnel Evaluation, Personnel Selection, Personnel Directors, Personnel Management, Questionnaires, Administrator Attitudes, Industrial Psychology, Management Development, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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