2010
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1090.0508
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Women's and Men's Career Referents: How Gender Composition and Comparison Level Shape Career Expectations

Abstract: This study examines how women's and men's career referents—the people they see as having similar careers—affect career expectations. We raise two questions. First, what is the relative effect of the gender composition and comparison level of career referents on such expectations? Second, what happens to career expectations when women and men identify career referents at the same comparison level? Current research suggests that women have lower career expectations than men because they compare themselves with w… Show more

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“…In this case, less-accessible or less-relevant entrepreneurial referents may be chosen, such as schoolmates or university peers (Gibson and Lawrence 2010;Kacperczyk 2013) or neighborhood peers (Giannetti and Simonov 2009;Andersson and Larsson 2014;Guiso, Pistaferri and Schivardi 2015). These are all individuals with whom offspring have less personal involvement (Gibson 2004).…”
Section: Social Comparison and Entrepreneurial Career Intentionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In this case, less-accessible or less-relevant entrepreneurial referents may be chosen, such as schoolmates or university peers (Gibson and Lawrence 2010;Kacperczyk 2013) or neighborhood peers (Giannetti and Simonov 2009;Andersson and Larsson 2014;Guiso, Pistaferri and Schivardi 2015). These are all individuals with whom offspring have less personal involvement (Gibson 2004).…”
Section: Social Comparison and Entrepreneurial Career Intentionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Nas análises empreendidas, gerentes obtiveram médias mais elevadas que não gerentes, conforme estudos prévios (De Souza, 2002;Gibson & Lawrence, 2010;Veloso et al, 2011). Gerentes tendem a apresentar autoavaliação profi ssional positiva, acesso privilegiado a informações e grande rede de contatos, o que pode infl uir na formação de expectativas mais favoráveis.…”
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“…Outros estudos identifi caram correlações na mesma direção ao medirem expectativas de níveis salariais (Gibson & Lawrence, 2010) e a confi ança dos indivíduos em conseguir um futuro favorável na organização (Jans, 1989), contudo, com magnitude maior (cerca de -0,30). Além da correlação, Jans (1989) testou a diferença de médias de grupos em distintos estágios de tempo de organização e os dados alinharam-se ao efeito "lua de mel" e "ressaca".…”
Section: Tempo De Organização E Expectativas De Carreiraunclassified
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