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Managerial motivation and gender roles: a study of females and males in Hong Kong

Bahman P. Ebrahimi (Bahman P. Ebrahimi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong)

Women in Management Review

ISSN: 0964-9425

Article publication date: 1 March 1999

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Abstract

Chinese women are often perceived as passive, submissive, lacking aggressiveness and a drive to be successful managers. Using a previously validated culturally modified Miner Sentence Completion Scale‐H (for hierarchic), this study compares the motivation to manage a sample of 156 BBA and MBA students in Hong Kong. Results indicate no significant differences between the scores of males and females on the total MSCS‐H or its components, including assertiveness and competitiveness. Gender role differences are not supported by differences in managerial motivation of Hong Kong business students.

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Ebrahimi, B.P. (1999), "Managerial motivation and gender roles: a study of females and males in Hong Kong", Women in Management Review, Vol. 14 No. 2, pp. 44-53. https://doi.org/10.1108/09649429910261387

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