Examining Interests and Goals as Predictors of Gender Differences in Engineers' Pursuit of Managerial Roles

Autor/inn/en	Cardador, M. Teresa; Hill, Patrick L.; Lopez-Alvarez, Grisel
Titel	Examining Interests and Goals as Predictors of Gender Differences in Engineers' Pursuit of Managerial Roles
Quelle	In: Journal of Engineering Education, 111 (2022) 4, S.852-867 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cardador, M. Teresa) ORCID (Hill, Patrick L.) ORCID (Lopez-Alvarez, Grisel)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1069-4730
DOI	10.1002/jee.20479
Schlagwörter	Goal Orientation; Aspiration; Predictor Variables; Gender Differences; Vocational Interests; Engineering; Managerial Occupations; Career Pathways; Sex Stereotypes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Streben; Prädiktor; Geschlechterkonflikt; Berufsinteresse; Maschinenbau
Abstract	Background: Given the gendering of engineering roles and competencies, the evidence that the skills required for engineering management are widely referred to as social, and the fact that men engineers are stereotyped as more technical, and women as more social, it might be theorized that (a) those that occupy managerial (vs. technical) roles in engineering are more socially oriented, and (b) that this will especially be the case for women. However, no research has empirically tested the relationship between having socially oriented characteristics and being in managerial roles within the engineering profession, nor have gender differences been examined. Purpose: We test whether social interests and communal goal strivings are linked to engineers' positioning in managerial roles and explore gender as a moderator of these relationships. Additionally, because enterprising interests and agentic goal strivings have been linked to managerial roles in other occupations, we test these as additional predictors of engineers' positioning in managerial roles. Method: In a field survey of 274 industry engineers from multiple organizations and subfields, we tested the relationships described using hierarchical linear regression analysis. Results: Enterprising interests and agentic goals, but not social interests and communal goals, were associated with being in managerial roles, and there were no gender differences in these relationships. Conclusions: Our findings challenge perceptions that managerial roles in engineering, and particularly women's positioning in these roles, are associated with socially oriented tendencies. Findings have implications for research on gender stereotyping and intraoccupational gender segregation in engineering and hold educational implications for curriculum, instruction, and advising. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01