The 'good manager': did androgyny fare better in the 1980s?
Article Abstract:
The applicability of the concept of androgyny to management and the reaction of workers to managers with androgynous personalities are examined. The data gathering and analysis was a replication of the authors' 1979 work, but this time, an updated Bem Sex-Role Inventory was used. Results indicate that: good managers were described as more androgynous on the updated inventory; some groups in the new inventory described good managers as more masculine than did their counterparts in the 1979 sample; and students described good managers as masculine instead of androgynous.
Publication Name: Group & Organization Studies
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0364-1082
Year: 1989
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Are androgynous managers really more effective?
Article Abstract:
Research using Spence's Personal Attributes Questionnaire studied the sex role orientation of 65 subjects to determine the effectiveness of androgynous managers. Supervisors' data was used to monitor the effectiveness of the subjects. Results reveal that: androgynous and undifferentiated managers are rated least effective; highly masculine or highly feminine managers are rated most effective; and highly masculine female managers are rated higher than highly feminine managers.
Publication Name: Group & Organization Studies
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0364-1082
Year: 1989
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