{"title":"Are female hospitality managers still unpopular in China? Evidence from implicit and explicit attitude investigation","authors":"H. Ngan, A. Litwin","doi":"10.1080/15332845.2022.2064181","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Given inconsistent results of past studies on attitudes toward female managers in China, this study explored the topic using both implicit and explicit measures with a sample of 150 tourism and hospitality students from Macao and Greater China. Implicit and explicit attitudes were found to be positive regardless of place of origin. A close parallel relationship between implicit and explicit results points to low sensitivity of the topic, and the positive or neutral implicit scores indicate positive attitudes toward female managers in Macao in the sample employed. Moreover, although neutral implicit attitudes of males showed positive bias, they suggest a continued adherence to traditional social gender roles despite social progress when compared with female positive implicit attitudes. Overall, the results are encouraging for future employers in Macao as the egalitarianism of the upcoming professionals should reduce conflict and contribute to a harmonious work environment. The results suggest that the Implicit Association Test (IAT) alone can be used as an evaluation tool for bias detection.","PeriodicalId":35371,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332845.2022.2064181","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Business, Management and Accounting","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Abstract Given inconsistent results of past studies on attitudes toward female managers in China, this study explored the topic using both implicit and explicit measures with a sample of 150 tourism and hospitality students from Macao and Greater China. Implicit and explicit attitudes were found to be positive regardless of place of origin. A close parallel relationship between implicit and explicit results points to low sensitivity of the topic, and the positive or neutral implicit scores indicate positive attitudes toward female managers in Macao in the sample employed. Moreover, although neutral implicit attitudes of males showed positive bias, they suggest a continued adherence to traditional social gender roles despite social progress when compared with female positive implicit attitudes. Overall, the results are encouraging for future employers in Macao as the egalitarianism of the upcoming professionals should reduce conflict and contribute to a harmonious work environment. The results suggest that the Implicit Association Test (IAT) alone can be used as an evaluation tool for bias detection.
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The Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism encompasses the vast and diversified research on issues impacting human resources in the hospitality and tourism industry. It strives to be the preeminent forum for the dissemination of key academic and industry research and encourages research from both industry experts as well as academic experts. The Journal also examines the latest issues and trends in education as it related to human resources theory and practice. In addition to reporting on the best practices in the hospitality industry, the refereed Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism covers such relevant topics as: -Turnover-related issues in the hospitality industry- Workplace violence- Employee attitude surveys- Well-being- Departmental conflict issues- Career paths among managers- Drug and alcohol abuse- The labor shortage in the hospitality industry- Employee empowerment- Education and training- Employee incentive programs- Recruitment and retention- Workforce diversity- Employee engagement