Overlooked Leadership Potential: The Preference for Leadership Potential in Job Candidates Who Are Men vs. Women

Frontiers in Psychology

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Abigail Player¹  Georgina Randsley de Moura¹  Dominic Abrams¹  Fatima Tresh¹ 

[1] Centre for the Study of Group Processes, School of Psychology, University of Kent, United Kingdom

关键词: leadership;    potential;    gender;    women;    talent management;    hiring decision;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00755

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Two experiments tested the value people attach to the leadership potential and leadership performance of female and male candidates for leadership positions in an organizational hiring simulation. In both experiments, participants ( Total N = 297) valued leadership potential more highly than leadership performance, but only for male candidates. By contrast, female candidates were preferred when they demonstrated leadership performance over leadership potential. The findings reveal an overlooked potential effect that exclusively benefits men and hinders women who pursue leadership positions that require leadership potential. Implications for the representation of women in leadership positions and directions for future research are discussed.

【 授权许可】

CC BY