Interaction of gender, mentoring, and power distance on career attainment
A cross-cultural comparison
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9890122 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aarti Ramaswami (École Supérieure des Sciences Économiques et Commerciales, corresponding author), Jia-Chi Huang (National Chengchi University, Taiwan,), Jia‐Chi Huang (0000-0001-7316-2850, National Chengchi University, corresponding author), George F Dreher (0000-0002-2450-3900, Indiana University Bloomington, corresponding author), George Dreher (Indiana University Bloomington) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 153-173 |
| Publication date | 2014-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0018726713490000 |
| OpenAlex | W2147332682 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 50 |
This article examines how demographics (gender) and cultural values (power distance) differentially moderate the relationship between mentoring (mentor presence) and career attainment (compensation and organizational position) among 390 managers and professionals in two contrasting cultures (Taiwan versus the USA). The four-way interaction of gender x mentor x power distance x country was significant for both dependent variables, supporting our hypotheses based on theories of power distance and gender egalitarianism. In hierarchical cultures such as Taiwan’s, mentored women with high power distance reported higher career returns than did mentored women with low power distance. In contrast, in egalitarian cultures such as the USA’s, mentored women with low power distance reported higher career returns than did mentored women with high power distance. Our findings demonstrate variation in mentoring outcomes, not just across, but also within, cultures for men and women. We discuss results along with implications for mentoring and cross-cultural theory, research, and practice
Compensation (psychology · Demographic economics · Demographics · Economic growth · Economics · Educational attainment · Egalitarianism · Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory · Political science · Power (physics · Sociology · Demography · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Higher Education Research Studies · Mentoring and Academic Development · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,08 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |