2011 Awards for Excellence

Gender in Management

ISSN: 1754-2413

Article publication date: 10 February 2012

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Maxfield, S. (2012), "2011 Awards for Excellence", Gender in Management, Vol. 27 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/gm.2012.05327aaa.003

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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2011 Awards for Excellence

Article Type: 2011 Awards for Excellence From: Gender in Management: An International Journal, Volume 27, Issue 1

The following article was selected for this year’s Outstanding Paper Award for Gender in Management

“Gender and risk: women, risk taking and risk aversion”

Sylvia Maxfield and Mary ShapiroSimmons College, Boston, Massachusetts, USAVipin GuptaCalifornia State University, San Bernardino, California, USASusan HassSimmons College, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Purpose -- Labeling women as risk-averse limits the positive benefits both women and organizations can gain from their risk taking. The purpose of this paper is to explore women’s risk taking and reasons for stereotype persistence in order to inform human resource practice and women’s career development.Design/methodology/approach -- The paper draws on literature about gender and organizations to identify reasons for the persisting stereotype of women’s risk aversion. Utilizing literature and concepts about risk appetite and decision making, the paper evaluates results of the Simmons Gender and Risk Survey database of 661 female managers.Findings -- The paper finds evidence of gender neutrality in risk propensity and decision making in specific managerial contexts other than portfolio allocation.Research limitations/implications -- More in-depth research is needed to explore the gender-neutral motivators of risk decision making and to explore risk taking in a more diverse sample population.Practical implications -- The paper explores why women’s risk taking remains invisible even as they take risks and offers suggestions on how women and organizations may benefit from their risk-taking activities.Originality/value -- The paper synthesizes evidence on risk taking and gender, and the evidence of female risk taking is an important antidote to persisting stereotypes. The paper outlines reasons for this stereotype persistence and implications for human resource development.

Keywords: Risk management, Women, Gender, Mentoring

www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/17542411011081383

This article originally appeared in Volume 25 Number 7, 2010, pp. 586-604, Gender in Management.

The following articles were selected for this year’s Highly Commended Award

“Gender role stereotypes and requisite management characteristics: the case of South Africa”

Lize A.E. Booysen and Stella M. Nkomo

This article originally appeared in Vol. 25 No. 4 and 8, 2010, Gender in Management

“Is gender inclusivity an answer to ethical issues in business? An Indian stance”

Suveera Gill

This article originally appeared in Vol. 25 No. 1, 2010, Gender in Management

Outstanding Reviewers

Dr Dima JamaliAmerican University of Beirut, Lebanon

Professor Norma Carr-RuffinoSan Francisco State University, USA

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