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Superior and Subordinate Gender and the Acceptance of Superiors as Role Models

Faculty of Management, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada.

Brian Bemmels

Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Y8, Canada.

Kay Stratton Devine

Faculty of Business, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2R6, Canada.

Ali Dastmalchian

School of Business, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 3015, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 3P1, Canada.

This study investigates the criteria for acceptance of an employee's superior as a role model, with special attention placed on the effect of superior/subordinate gender. The data for the study were collected from 1579 senior managers from three large Canadian public and quasi-public organizations. While significant gender differences were found, they were relatively unimportant determinants of role model acceptance. By far the most important determinant of subordinate acceptance of a superior as a role model is the subordinate's perception of the superior's performance.

Key Words: mentor • role model • gender • leadership

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