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Citations number
67
Categorie Soggetti
Management
Journal title
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND HUMAN DECISION PROCESSES
Two studies examined the role of employee gender, marital type (single-earn
er, dual-earner), and parental status in understanding differential access
to job opportunities requiring relocation, as well as possible perceptual p
rocesses underlying these effects. A large-scale field study (Study 1) foun
d that married women and employees in dual-earner marriages were provided f
ewer relocation offers than married men and those in single-earner marriage
s. A laboratory experiment (Study 2) extended Study I by examining the perc
eptual process by which these nonperformance factors affected relocation op
portunities. Again, married women and employees in dual-earner marriages re
ceived lower recommendation ratings for jobs requiring relocation compared
to married men and single-earners, respectively. Further, decision-makers'
perceptions of an applicant's willingness to relocate, family resistance to
moving, and ease of adjustment to a geographic move partially mediated the
relationship between these nonperformance factors and relocation opportuni
ties. Implications for research and applied practice are discussed. (C) 199
9 Academic Press.