A Survey of Gender-Related Motivation Studies: Subordinate Status, Roles, and Stereotyping

1University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68583-0709
2Head and Professor Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln NE 68583-0709

Journal of Leadership Education

ISSN: 1552-9045

Article publication date: 15 September 2004

Issue publication date: 15 September 2004

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Abstract

Since the days when women first began entering the work force scholars have studied perceived gender differences related to motivation in organizational settings. This paper first presents a brief overview of motivation theory and then examines the literature tracing gender related motivation-to-manage as it evolves through the 1950s and 1960s to the present. Studies have produced conflicting results with some finding that men have more motivation-to-manage then women and other studies finding the opposite. Such differences appear to be small and closely related to subordinate status and role stereotyping.

Citation

Kalkowski, K.L. and Fritz, S.M. (2004), "A Survey of Gender-Related Motivation Studies: Subordinate Status, Roles, and Stereotyping", Journal of Leadership Education, Vol. 3 No. 2, pp. 19-34. https://doi.org/10.12806/V3/I2/TF2

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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