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What Is Important on the Job? Differences Across Gender, Perspective, and Job Level 1
Author(s) -
Frame Mark C.,
Roberto Katherine J.,
Schwab Ashleigh E.,
Harris Celesta Taylor
Publication year - 2010
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.1559-1816.2009.00562.x
Subject(s) - psychology , perspective (graphical) , social psychology , position (finance) , job attitude , job performance , demographic economics , job satisfaction , business , economics , finance , artificial intelligence , computer science
The importance ratings of job competency dimensions on a 360‐degree feedback instrument were examined. We hypothesized that men (incumbents and bosses) would rate agentic behaviors higher in importance than would women, and that women (incumbents and bosses) would rate communal behaviors higher in importance than would men. Differences were found for men and women across rating sources and across job level (organizational position). The present findings suggest that men and women incumbents view different factors as important for their jobs and that people in higher level jobs place more importance on agentic behaviors than do those in lower level positions, and people in lower level jobs place more importance on communal behaviors than do those in higher level positions.