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Factors Affecting Employer Preference for Female Managerial Applicants
Author(s) -
PEARSON BARBARA ELLEN,
EVANS DONNA BROWN,
MEHNERT WILLIAM O.,
SANFORD ALPHEUS
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of employment counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.252
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2161-1920
pISSN - 0022-0787
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1920.1981.tb01230.x
Subject(s) - preference , psychology , personality , social psychology , leadership style , task (project management) , big five personality traits , style (visual arts) , service (business) , applied psychology , job interview , management , marketing , business , archaeology , economics , history , microeconomics
This study examines aspects of job interview behavior that influence employer preference for a female applicant for a managerial position in the human service field. The authors used an analogue methodology simulating videotaped job interview vignettes to present a female applicant exhibiting varying leadership and personality styles, ranging from a “warm” cooperative style to a “cold” task‐oriented style. Employers in the human services field rated their preference for the simulated applicants. There were significant differences in preference for the various types of applicants; the most preferred were those who combined warmth with goal‐oriented leadership skills.