Can institutionalized workplace structures benefit senior women leaders?
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Article Title | Can institutionalized workplace structures benefit senior women leaders? |
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ERA Journal ID | 19186 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Murray, Peter A. (Author) and Southey, Kim (Author) |
Journal Title | Asia Pacific Journal of Management |
Journal Citation | 37 (4), pp. 1193-1216 |
Number of Pages | 24 |
Year | 2020 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0217-4561 |
1572-9958 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-019-09654-4 |
Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10490-019-09654-4 |
Abstract | Drawing on interviews conducted with a sample of 27 senior women leaders from across Australian industries, this study found that legitimate workplace structures disrupt and challenge the subliminal status effects of gender on perceived task or role performance. This related to structures such as increased opportunities for promotion into higher status roles and opportunities to participate in unstructured group-task roles. These findings were in stark contrast to traditional workplace structures where senior women leaders relied on their ability alone to reach the top. Our findings have significant implications for organizations wishing to legitimize and replicate HRM policy levers that help to formalize workplace structures of equality and counter prevailing gender stereotypes. |
Keywords | status characteristics theory, status expectations, institutional theory, institutionalized workplace structures, gender, women in leadership, mentoring, equality, group status, diversity, inclusion |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 359999. Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified |
350711. Organisational planning and management | |
350503. Human resources management | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Management and Enterprise |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q5742/can-institutionalized-workplace-structures-benefit-senior-women-leaders
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