Women’s management, perceived job responsibility, and job search intention

Abstract

The impact of manager gender on subordinates’ perceived job responsibility and intention to look for work was explored using a national sample of 1,825 supervisors employed in a variety of industries. After accounting for several covariates, results indicated that supervisors who had a female manager perceived lower job responsibility than did those who had a male manager. Results also showed that supervisors who had a female manager had higher intentions to look for work than did those who had a male manager. The causes and managerial implications of these findings are explored.

Citation

Valentine, S., Godkin, L. and Turner, J.H. (2002), "Women’s management, perceived job responsibility, and job search intention", Women in Management Review, Vol. 17 No. 1, pp. 29-38. https://doi.org/10.1108/09649420210416822