Superior and Subordinate Gender and the Acceptance of Superiors as Role Models
- 1 November 1995
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Human Relations
- Vol. 48 (11) , 1271-1284
- https://doi.org/10.1177/001872679504801102
Abstract
This study investigates the criteria for acceptance of an employee's superior as a role model, with special attention placed on the effect of superior/subordinate gender. The data for the study were collected from 1579 senior managers from three large Canadian public and quasi-public organizations. While significant gender differences were found, they were relatively unimportant determinants of role model acceptance. By far the most important determinant of subordinate acceptance of a superior as a role model is the subordinate's perception of the superior's performance.Keywords
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