scholarly journals Ethnic and Gender Differences in Applicants' Decision-Making Processes: An Application of the Theory of Reasoned Action

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edwin A. J. Van Hooft ◽  
Marise Ph. Born ◽  
Toon W. Taris ◽  
Henk Van der Flier
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Theory Of Reasoned Action ◽  
Reasoned Action ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
And Gender

Ethical Decisions and Gender Differences of European Hospitality Students

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 230-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
LaChelle R. Wilborn ◽  
Robert A. Brymer ◽  
Ray Schmidgall
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Ethical Behaviour ◽  
Hospitality Students ◽  
Ethical Decisions ◽  
And Gender

The purpose of this paper is to assess the sources influencing an ethical decision-making process of European hospitality students. Ten scenarios were used (1) to indicate whether the action posed was ‘ethical’, ‘unethical’, or ‘not a question of ethics’ and (2) to indicate what they would do if they were in this situation. We found that of the nearly 400 European hospitality students, 54 per cent females and 46 per cent males, both genders indicated that parents, close friends, and business management courses influenced their ethical beliefs the most. Additionally, we found that responses were significantly different for only one of the ten scenarios with regards to gender. The action responses to the proposed scenarios were, however, statistically significant for five scenarios; four of these five were business scenarios. Female European hospitality students were more likely to engage in ethical behaviour and are generally less tolerant of questionable practices than their male peers.

scholarly journals Gender differences in senior management decision making in the New England Area Health Service

2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Donna M Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Health Service ◽  
New England ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Senior Managers ◽  
Area Health Service ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Area Health

Data from a questionnaire administered to senior managers in the New England Area Health Service (NEAHS) was used to examine gender differences in decision-making processes. The study found that female managers were more likely to report that they included staff in decision-making processes. The small size of the population restricted the statistical analysis; more meaningful findings may result if the study were to be repeated using a larger population of senior managers.

scholarly journals Women and Sustainable Development in Africa: Issues and Challenges from Nigeria

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1740-1749
Author(s):  
Leke OKE
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Political Transformations ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
State And Local ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Women In Decision Making ◽  
Local Levels

Globally, crave for sustainable development and increasing women participation in governance have been on unabated. This is premised on the belief that sustainable development is attainable where and when there is good governance and gender justice. Making use of library research and content analysis methodologies, the paper detailed in a systematic manner the missing link in sustainable development in Africa with particular emphasis on Nigeria. It analyses the current practice ofsextortion among the women in decision- making processes and leadership at the national, state and local levels and its impact on development. More so, the paper discusses the conditions that facilitate womens representation in decision-making processes within the context of the current socio-economic and political transformations. It also examines the linkages between womens presence in critical decision-making positions and sustainable development. The paper contends that most states in Africa are yet to attain development to be sustained. It blames the African leaders and the patriarchal states for the precarious pace at which the region develops. The paper concludes that sustainable development will remain a pie in the sky in Africa for as long as greed, self-centeredness and emperornic disposition of African leaders as well as mass poverty and infrastructural decay continue.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF AGE AND GENDER IN GROUP DECISION-MAKING PROPENSITY

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Osmani ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Young People ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Complex Environment ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Participatory Processes ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
And Gender

Increasingly, organizations are oriented towards groups to make decisions. This is because some contextual factors have undergone significant changes. Companies are operating in a competitive, dynamic and complex environment, having to face with unstructured and non-programmed decisions. Organizations are also oriented towards participatory processes in order to benefit from the important advantages that these processes offer. The main goal of the current research is to understand if there is a correlation between group decision-making propensity, age and gender. The motivation for the current research starts from the consideration that the degree of preference for group decision-making processes determines the contribution and commitment of the members, with important consequences on the decisions’ effectiveness. The processing and analysis of the collected data indicate that adults prefer group decision-making processes more than young people and women prefer group decision-making processes less than men.

scholarly journals Gender Differences in Decision-Making During Adolescence: A Comparison of Jewish and Druze Societies

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Fathi Shamma ◽  
Eisam Asaqli
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Male Adolescent ◽  
Peer Involvement ◽  
The Third ◽  
Research Population ◽  
Adolescent Groups ◽  
Decision Making Processes

The principal aim of the study was to compare gender differences in the level of autonomy, parental and peer involvement in the decision-making processes of Jewish and Druze adolescents. The method that was chosen to conduct the study was the qualitative research method and to measure the variables in the current study, a questionnaire containing 30 items was developed. The research population includes 243 participants aged 15–18. The findings partially confirmed the research hypotheses. The study showed four main findings. First, the study showed that no gender differences are apparent between Jewish and Druze adolescents in the overall degree of autonomy or in parents’ and peers’ involvement in their decision making. Second, the study revealed that in both groups of adolescents, boys have more autonomy in making decisions relative to girls. The third finding showed that among both male adolescent groups, friends are more involved in their decisions relative to among both female grops. The final finding showed that there is bigger gap in the Druze culture between boys and girls regarding the degree of parental involvement than in the Jewish culture. 

scholarly journals Incentives, Teachers, and Gender at Work

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Sarah A. Robert
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Incentive Pay ◽  
Educational Challenges ◽  
Economic Decision Making ◽  
Bonus Pay ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Hard To Staff Schools ◽  
Rural Program

Incentive pay programs have become panacea for a multitude of educational challenges. When aimed at teachers the assumption is that rewards entice them to work in particular ways or particular schools. However, the assumption is based on an economic formula that does not take into consideration the gendered nature of policy processes. This study examined ethnographically 10 teachers’ decision-making processes regarding whether to take up The Rural Program [La Ruralidad] in the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, which rewarded qualified educators with bonus pay to work in hard-to-staff schools, to address the question: How does gender mediate teachers’ decision-making process to take up an incentive reward? I isolate three conditions: safety, transportation, and community, to show how gendered relations, identities, and roles incentivize teachers. I argue that masculinities and femininities mediated teachers’ approach to taking up incentives. Rather than a simplistic, one-time-only decision, the study shows an on-going policy process that involves women and men in “rational economic decision making” mired by gender.   

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