Abstract
The current study aims to examine the effects that applicant race and gender have on ratings of promotability for a leadership role. The current study will also investigate the role that Social Dominance Orientation, an individual difference variable that reflects attitudes towards intergroup relations being equal or not, plays in attitudes towards a candidate's promotability. 213 participants were randomly assigned to one of four conditions in a 2 (candidates race: Caucasian vs. African-American) × 2 (candidates gender: male vs. female) factorial design and asked to assess the promotability of the candidate based on a brief work history and interview responses. Results suggest that candidate gender did not affect promotability ratings, and African-American candidates received significantly higher ratings than Caucasian candidates. No significant interaction of race and gender was found. Additionally, social dominance orientation was not a significant moderator of the effects of race, gender, or the interaction of race and gender.
Advisor
Kristie Campana
Committee Member
Emily Stark
Committee Member
Cindra Kamphiff
Date of Degree
2013
Language
english
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Psychology
College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Citation
Chatham, C. (2013). Race, Gender, and Leadership Promotion: The Moderating Effect of Social Dominance Orientation [Master’s thesis, Minnesota State University, Mankato]. Cornerstone: A Collection of Scholarly and Creative Works for Minnesota State University, Mankato. https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/etds/149/
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