Mm. Elvira et Le. Cohen, Location matters: A cross-level analysis of the effects of organizational sex composition on turnover, ACAD MGMT J, 44(3), 2001, pp. 591-605
Building on demography theories, we study the effects of organizational sex
composition at different job levels on the turnover of men and women at th
e same or lower levels. We found that women were less likely to leave when
more women were employed at their job level but that the effects of the pro
portions of women immediately above and in executive levels varied with wom
en's rank. Men's turnover was not significantly affected by the proportions
of men at or immediately above their job level but decreased when more men
were employed in executive levels.