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Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: A Case of No Sex Bias in Attribution 1
Author(s) -
Izraeli Daf.,
Izraeli Dove,
Eden Dov
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1985.tb00917.x
Subject(s) - attribution , psychology , social psychology , style (visual arts) , task (project management) , position (finance) , association (psychology) , management , finance , economics , archaeology , psychotherapist , history
This study examines the effects of informational cues on the attribution of success in a masculine task. Israeli managers (subjects) first evaluated the performance of a fictitious male/female manager and then attributed a cause to his/her success in attaining the managerial position. As predicted, performance evaluation affected the attribution and manager sex did not. An unexpected association between leadership style and attribution was found. Implications of these findings for female managers and for further research are considered.