A Comparison of Male and Female Business Managers

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“…Studies of women managers in field settings also indicate few or no significant differences between men and women. A comparison of demographic background, personal values and decision styles of male and female business managers (Boulgarides, 1984) in the Los Angeles area found no significant difference except in salary level. The salary difference was not explainable either on performance ability or characteristics measured in the study.…”