Luksyte, A, Unsworth, KL orcid.org/0000-0002-0826-7565 and Avery, DR (2018) Innovative Work Behavior and Sex-Based Stereotypes: Examining Sex Differences in Perceptions and Evaluations of Innovative Work Behavior. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 39 (3). pp. 292-305. ISSN 0894-3796
Abstract
Building on role congruity theory, we predict that innovative work behaviors are stereotypically ascribed to men more than to women. Because of this bias, women who innovate may not receive better performance evaluations than those who do not innovate, whereas engaging in innovative work behaviors is beneficial for men. These predictions were supported across 3 complementary field and experimental studies. The results of an experiment (Study 1; N = 407) revealed that innovative work behaviors are stereotypically associated with men more than women. In Studies 2 and 3, using multisource employee evaluation data (N = 153) and by experimentally manipulating innovative work behaviors (N = 232), respectively, we found that favorable performance evaluations were associated with innovative work behaviors for men but not for women. These studies highlight a previously unidentified form of sex bias and are particularly important for those wishing to increase innovative behaviors in the workplace: We need to address this phenomenon of “think innovation-think male.”
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
---|---|
Authors/Creators: |
|
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Luksyte A, Unsworth K, Avery DR (2017) Innovative work behavior and sex-based stereotypes: Examining sex differences in perceptions and evaluations of innovative work behavior. Journal of Organizational Behavior. Which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2219. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. |
Keywords: | innovative work behavior; performance evaluations; sex |
Dates: |
|
Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 21 Jul 2017 08:50 |
Last Modified: | 10 Aug 2019 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/job.2219 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:119289 |