Penalties for Unexpected Behavior: Double Standards for Women in Finance
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Bloomfield, Robert J.; Rennekamp, Kristina; Steenhoven, Blake; Stewart, Scott
署名单位：
Cornell University
刊物名称：
ACCOUNTING REVIEW
ISSN/ISSBN：
0001-4826
DOI：
10.2308/tar-2018-0715
发表日期：
2021
页码：
107-125
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摘要：
We present 179 investment professionals with a scenario that manipulates whether a male or female analyst persists in pitching a stock pick after it has been voted down. Respondents evaluate analysts as less promotable when they do not persist, but only if the analyst is female. Results are consistent with categorization theory, which suggests that evaluators rely on stereotypes to interpret unexpected behaviors. In male-dominated settings, the same unexpected behavior may be perceived as evidence of a lack of fit in evaluations of women, but nondiagnostic in evaluations of men. Analysis of free-response questions confirm that the unexpected behavior was a predominant focus in performance evaluations of women, but not for men. Semi-structured interviews with 13 senior investment professionals provide additional support for the role of expectations and categorization heuristics on promotion decisions. Our findings shed light on factors that may contribute to the investment industry's leaky pipeline for women.
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