The role of women selected for glass cliff positions: are they a signal of change or actual change carriers?

Diplôme Master The role of women selected for glass cliff positions: are they a signal of change or actual change carriers? eng 2017 author Gazijeva Fatima 834932 director Kulich Clara 0000-0002-9483-2128 541933 director Lorenzi-Cioldi Fabio 26433 Classic glass-cliff research shows that women are preferred to men when there is a risky and precarious leadership position at stake. Numerous studies try to apprehend the mechanisms responsible for these biased leadership choices. One of the open questions is whether female leaders are preferred in the times of crisis for their symbolic value to signal change? The current study demonstrated the presence of the glass-cliff phenomenon in the context of one of the world's largest international organisations, the United Nations (UN). As expected, a female candidate (vs. a male candidate) was preferred for leading a division in crisis. Remarkably, both male and female participants shared this preference pattern... Dewey 150 Maîtrise universitaire en psychologie 108 Section de psychologie 71 false 31a0eb1b-7ea0-4488-907a-e4194571d67d Master thesis Private Gazijevaglasscliff2017.pdf 1437365 application/pdf closedAccess Faculté de psychologie et des sciences de l'éducation / Section de psychologie

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