An alternate view of the glass cliff : is she pushed or does she volunteer?

Terry R. Sloan; Kathryn J. Hayes; Abigail N. James

An alternate view of the glass cliff : is she pushed or does she volunteer?

Terry R. Sloan, Kathryn J. Hayes, Abigail N. James

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Conference Paper › peer-review

Abstract

Data mining psychometric measures for a multi-national sample of 8,759 adults (including 445 female and 973 male leaders), led to abductive research to develop an alternate explanation for studies positing that women comprise the preferred candidates for leadership positions associated with high probabilities of failure. Drive to Improviseâ„¢ (DI) scores were analyzed to explore the traits shared by senior managers and executives who occupied precarious positions. Results confirmed significantly higher DI in both female and male leaders, and that female leaders showed significantly higher DI than their male peers. Female leaders may knowingly accept difficult but personally motivating leadership positions, providing an alternate explanation of the glass cliff construct - agentic women are neither naÃƒÂ¯ve nor passive when accepting demanding leadership roles.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 28th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM 2014): Reshaping Management for Impact, 3-5 December 2014, UTS Business School, Sydney, Australia
Publisher	ANZAM
Number of pages	37
ISBN (Print)	9780987596857
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management. International Conference - Duration: 3 Dec 2014 → …

Conference

Conference	Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management. International Conference
Period	3/12/14 → …

Keywords

women
leadership
organizational culture
management
sex differences
diversity in the workplace

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Sloan, TR, Hayes, KJ & James, AN 2014, An alternate view of the glass cliff : is she pushed or does she volunteer? in Proceedings of the 28th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM 2014): Reshaping Management for Impact, 3-5 December 2014, UTS Business School, Sydney, Australia. ANZAM, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management. International Conference, 3/12/14.

An alternate view of the glass cliff : is she pushed or does she volunteer? / Sloan, Terry R.; Hayes, Kathryn J.; James, Abigail N.
Proceedings of the 28th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM 2014): Reshaping Management for Impact, 3-5 December 2014, UTS Business School, Sydney, Australia. ANZAM, 2014.

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Conference Paper › peer-review