Gender differences in supervisors' multidimensional performance ratings: Large sample evidence. Issue 5 (19th October 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Stone, Thomas H.; Foster, Jeff; Webster, Brian D.; Harrison, Jennifer; Jawahar, I. M.
• Is Part Of: Human performance. Volume 29:Issue 5(2016)
• Page Start: 428
• Page End: 446
• Publication Date: 2016-10-19
• Subjects: Performance -- Periodicals; Psychology, Industrial -- Periodicals; 158.7
• DOI: 10.1080/08959285.2016.1224884
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0895-9285

Abstract

ABSTRACT: We examined gender differences in supervisor ratings of overall job performance and 37 performance dimensions. Based on data from a large, diverse sample of managers ( N = 3, 367) and nonmanagers ( N = 9, 670), we found that gender had only minimal effects on ratings for a small number of specific job performance dimensions. This was generally true regardless of whether the job performance dimension was more agentic or communal in nature, whether the job was a managerial or a nonmanagerial position, and regardless of the proportion of men or women that traditionally occupy a specific job. Overall, our results are more consistent with the gender similarities hypothesis than the agency/communion paradigm, role congruity theory, and the lack of fit model. We discuss future research avenues and implications.