Cognitive moral development and attitudes toward women executives
Research has shown that men and women are similar in their capabilities and management competence; however, there appears to be a “glass ceiling” which poses invisible barriers to their promotion to management positions. One explanation for the existence of these barriers lies in stereotyped, biased...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
1996
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| In: |
Journal of business ethics
Year: 1996, Volume: 15, Issue: 11, Pages: 1227-1235 |
| Further subjects: | B
Management Position
B Moral Development B Diversity Training B Management Competence B Economic Growth |
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| Summary: | Research has shown that men and women are similar in their capabilities and management competence; however, there appears to be a “glass ceiling” which poses invisible barriers to their promotion to management positions. One explanation for the existence of these barriers lies in stereotyped, biased attitudes toward women in executive positions. This study supports earlier findings that attitudes of men toward women in executive positions are generally negative, while the attitudes of women are generally positive. Additionally, we found that an individual's level of cognitive moral development correlates significantly with attitudes toward women executives. Limitations of the present study and implications for ethics and diversity training in organizations are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF00412821 |