THE ATTITUDES OF NIGERIANS TOWARD WOMEN MANAGERS

The research that has been done in the United States indicates that ma les and females perceive successful managers as processing characteris tics that are generally ascribed more to men than women. In this study , a sample of 70 Nigerians was used to investigate the impact of gende r on attitudes toward women managers. By using the Women As Managers s cale, the results indicate that Nigerian women have more positive atti tudes toward women managers than their male counterparts. The implicat ions of the results are discussed for two types of multinational firms .