TY - JOUR
T1 - The career success/personal failure phenomenon as perceived in others
T2 - Comparing vignettes of male and female managers
AU - Westman, Mina
AU - Etzion, Dalia
PY - 1990/10
Y1 - 1990/10
N2 - The present paper reports results from a study aiming to explore perceived gender-related attitudes toward career success and personal failure. Participants in the study were 233 management students and executives who were requested to give their reactions to four versions of a vignette describing a successful manager. Results show, on the whole, that career success was perceived as a major cause of personal failure, the reasons being hard work and long hours, rather than obsession with material gain. The personal price paid by successful individuals was perceived differently depending on their gender and initial marital Status.
AB - The present paper reports results from a study aiming to explore perceived gender-related attitudes toward career success and personal failure. Participants in the study were 233 management students and executives who were requested to give their reactions to four versions of a vignette describing a successful manager. Results show, on the whole, that career success was perceived as a major cause of personal failure, the reasons being hard work and long hours, rather than obsession with material gain. The personal price paid by successful individuals was perceived differently depending on their gender and initial marital Status.
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U2 - 10.1016/0001-8791(90)90041-Y
DO - 10.1016/0001-8791(90)90041-Y
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AN - SCOPUS:38249017658
SN - 0001-8791
VL - 37
SP - 209
EP - 224
JO - Journal of Vocational Behavior
JF - Journal of Vocational Behavior
IS - 2
ER -
