Gender Differences In Pay Satisfaction And Pay Expectations

This study investigated the difference in pay satisfication and pay expectations for men and women, utilizing a national sample of 716 MBA students working full-time in a variety pf industries, organizations and occupations. The findings provide very little support for the hypothesis that gender dif...

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Published inJournal of managerial issues Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 363 - 379
Main Authors Keaveny, Timothy J., Inderrieden, Edward J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pittsburg Pittsburg State University 01.10.2000
Pittsburg State University, Department of Economics
Subjects
Academic disciplines
Attitudes
Careers
College students
Comparative studies
Compensation
Earnings
Employees
Employment
Expectations
Gender
Gender differences
Hypotheses
Labor force
Men
Occupations
Referents
Regression analysis
Research Reports
Salary
Spouses
Women
Workforce
Working women
United States > US
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Summary:This study investigated the difference in pay satisfication and pay expectations for men and women, utilizing a national sample of 716 MBA students working full-time in a variety pf industries, organizations and occupations. The findings provide very little support for the hypothesis that gender differences in pay satisfaction and pay expectations can be explained by gender differences in career paths, job inpts, job facet importamce and comparison standard. Some support for compensating differentials theory is observed in the analysis of pay satisfaction. Current salary and turnover intentions account for some gender differences in absolute pay expectations, but these same variables increase the significance of gender in regard to expected percent change in salary.
ISSN:1045-3695
2328-7470