What is it about?
Is it true that "She is a bitch, and he is having a bad day"? Sadly, our research showed that employees are biased in their attributions to abusive supervision. Women, unfortunately, suffer from more insubordination when they exhibit the same level of abusive supervision as their male counterparts.
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Why is it important?
Our findings shed light on the daily challenges that female leader faces - employees, especially the one with high gender-leadership bias, are more likely to blame female leaders for abusive supervision and engage in insubordination. It confirms the bias of "She is a bitch, and he is having a bad day" while adding to the research on the gender-glass ceiling.
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Writing this article was a great pleasure as it addresses a common phenomenon female leaders face in their everyday life (i.e., "She is a bitch, and he is having a bad day"). It is a fun process that I have working with my co-author and combining my interest in abusive supervision and gender-bias.
Cass Shum
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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This page is a summary of: An attribution account of the effects of leaders’ gender and abusive supervision on employee insubordination, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, June 2023, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/ijchm-11-2022-1334.
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