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A Company I Can Trust? Organizational Lay Theories Moderate Stereotype Threat for Women

Emerson, Katherine T. U., Murphy, Mary C.·2015·Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Abstract

Women remain under-represented in the leadership of corporate America. According to stereotype threat theory, this under-representation may persist because women are concerned about being stereotyped in business settings. Three studies investigated whether an entity (fixed), compared with an incremental (malleable), organizational lay theory is threatening for women evaluating a consulting company. Men and women viewed a company mission statement or website containing an entity or incremental theory. Results revealed that women—more so than men—trusted the entity company less than the incremental company. Furthermore, only women’s mistrust of the entity company was driven by their expectations about being stereotyped by its management. Notably, when combined with high or low representations of female employees, only organizational lay theories predicted trust. Finally, people’s—particularly women’s—mistrust of the entity company led them to disengage more before interacting with a representative. Implications for women’s experiences and outcomes in workplace settings are discussed.

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Authors
Emerson, K. T. U., & Murphy, M. C.
Affiliations
Indiana University Bloomington (US)
Venue
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Published
2014-12-22
Volume
41
Issue
2
Pages
295-307
ISSN
  • 0146-1672 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-7433
OpenAlex
W2015428696
Cited by
107
References
52
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 1
FWCI
16.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Diversity and Inequality
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Media, Gender, and Advertising
Keywords
stereotype threat, entity theory, incremental theory, women in leadership, organizational trust, gender stereotypes, disengagement, consulting firms, corporate mission statements
MeSH terms
Female, Humans, Intelligence, Male, Sex Factors, Stereotyping, Organizational Culture, Trust

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