Centralization of Decision Making and Accountability Based

Different gender combinations in superior-subordinate dyads are analyzed. The sample consisted of 187 respondents who were employees of a number of private- and public-sector organizations in a southeastern US city. Results suggests that female employees perceive that they are delegated less authori...

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Published in:Group & organization management 1987-12, Vol.12 (4), p.454
Main Authors: Sherman, J Daniel, Ezell, Hazel F, Odewahn, Charles A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accountability
Centralization
Decision theory
Factors
Females
Influence
Managers
Men
Organizational behavior
Sexual
Statistical data
Women
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Summary:Different gender combinations in superior-subordinate dyads are analyzed. The sample consisted of 187 respondents who were employees of a number of private- and public-sector organizations in a southeastern US city. Results suggests that female employees perceive that they are delegated less authority or influence in decisions affecting their work. These results are consistent regardless of the gender of the manager and no differences are detected across industry. The data suggest the counterintuitive finding that females who report to females encounter a somewhat more adverse situation than females who report to male supervisors. This conclusion is based on the finding that female subordinates who have female supervisors perceived the lowest degree of influence but the 2nd-highest level of accountability of the groups studied. Less influence in decisions that affect unit or individual performance, added to a level of accountability equal to or higher than one's peers, could serve to frustrate organizational socialization.
ISSN:1059-6011
1552-3993