Dress as an Influence on the Perceptions of Management Characteristics in Women.

Forsythe, Sandra Monk; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ309486

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1984

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Dress as an Influence on the Perceptions of Management Characteristics in Women.

Forsythe, Sandra Monk; And Others

Home Economics Research Journal, v13 n2 p112-21 Dec 1984

Evaluations from 77 personnel administrators were used to determine the effect of costume on interviewers' perceptions of personal characteristics for women applying for management-level positions. It was concluded that a female applicant's clothing does provide an avenue for conveying personal characteristics necessary for management. (CT)

Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Clothing, Employer Attitudes, Employment Interviews, Females, Individual Characteristics, Managerial Occupations, Personnel Directors, Personnel Selection, Simulation, Videotape Recordings

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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