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Commitment or Control? Human Resource Management Practices in Female and Male-Led Businesses

Year: 2007

Type: preprint

Abstract: This paper investigates the commitment-orientation of HRM practices in female- and male-led firms. A distinction is made between emphasizing commitment or control in the design of HRM practices. To test for gender differences use is made of a sample of 555 Dutch firms. Contrary to what is generally believed it is found that – when controlled for relevant factors related to the business (e.g., firm size, age, sector) – HRM in female-led firms is more control-oriented than that in male-led firms. More specifically, female-led firms are more likely to be characterized by fixed and clearly defined tasks, centralized decision-making and direct supervision of the production process.

Source: RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

Author: Ingrid Verheul

Institution: Erasmus University Rotterdam

Language: English

Topic: Gender Diversity and Inequality

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2102857671

Cites: 117

Cited by: 7

Related to: 10