TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of perceived external prestige (PEP) on organizational identification in the context of a Greek public organization and to address the moderating role of gender in the relationship between PEP and organizational identification.Design/methodology/approach– Data were obtained from a sample of 159 employees working in Citizens Service Centers. Analysis was conducted using moderated hierarchical regression analysis.Findings– PEP is positively related with organizational identification (β=0.33, p<0.001). The influence of the interaction of PEP and gender on organizational identification is also supported (β=−0.29 p<0.05). In particular, the effect of PEP on organizational identification was stronger for men.Research limitations/implications– Limited inference to other private and public organizations because data are based on one public organization. The cross‐sectional analysis of the data cannot directly assess causality.Originality/value– This is the first study to examine the moderating role of gender in the relationship between PEP and organizational identification.
VL  - 26
IS  - 8
SN  - 1754-2413
DO  - 10.1108/17542411111183875
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/17542411111183875
AU  - Gkorezis Panagiotis
AU  - Mylonas Naoum
AU  - Petridou Eugenia
PY  - 2011
Y1  - 2011/01/01
TI  - The effect of perceived external prestige on Greek public employees' organizational identification: Gender as a moderator
T2  - Gender in Management: An International Journal
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 550
EP  - 560
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -