EXPLAINING GENDER-BASED SELECTION DECISIONS - A SYNTHESIS OF CONTEXTUAL AND COGNITIVE APPROACHES

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: PERRY, EL; DAVISBLAKE, A; KULIK, CT
• 署名单位: University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0363-7425
• DOI: 10.2307/258745
• 发表日期: 1994
• 页码: 786-820
• 关键词: SEX-ROLE STEREOTYPES; REQUISITE MANAGEMENT CHARACTERISTICS; HIRING DECISIONS; OCCUPATIONAL SUITABILITY; physical attractiveness; ORGANIZATIONAL-BEHAVIOR; DISCRIMINATION RESEARCH; Personnel decisions; affirmative-action; job applicants

摘要

In this article we integrate contextual and cognitive explanations for gender-based selection in the workplace; we also consider the implications of this integration for understanding gender segregation. We argue that decision makers' propensity to use applicant gender as a basis for hiring and promotion decisions varies systematically across organizational contexts. We explore specific ways in which organizational context influences decision makers' development and use of gender-associated schemas of typical jobholders. We also argue that the interaction between context and cognition may be partially responsible for the persistence of gender segregation. Finally, we discuss the implications of our approach for the practice of personnel selection and research on selection and gender segregation.