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Academic (economic) woman : Incentives, gender and performance at Danish Research Institutions. / Andersen, Lotte Bøgh; Pallesen, Thomas.
Ikke angivet. Department of Political Science, University of Aarhus, 2007. p. 1-17.Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research
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T1 - Academic (economic) woman
AU - Andersen, Lotte Bøgh
AU - Pallesen, Thomas
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The diversity literature expects that an equal mix of men and women improves performance, but existing studies show very weak associations. This paper argues that gender diversity does matter, but that the relationship is more complex than assumed. Based on motivational crowding theory, we argue that men and women respond differently to economic incentives. We analyze how gender, incentives and the perception of these incentives at research institutions affect organizational performance, measured as the number of scientific publications. Using data from 2000-2005, the analysis includes 162 Danish research institutions (17 government research institutions and subunits of 10 universities). The main conclusion is that gender diversity has a modest, but positive impact on organizational output, and that women and men seem to react differently when economic incentives are introduced.
AB - The diversity literature expects that an equal mix of men and women improves performance, but existing studies show very weak associations. This paper argues that gender diversity does matter, but that the relationship is more complex than assumed. Based on motivational crowding theory, we argue that men and women respond differently to economic incentives. We analyze how gender, incentives and the perception of these incentives at research institutions affect organizational performance, measured as the number of scientific publications. Using data from 2000-2005, the analysis includes 162 Danish research institutions (17 government research institutions and subunits of 10 universities). The main conclusion is that gender diversity has a modest, but positive impact on organizational output, and that women and men seem to react differently when economic incentives are introduced.
KW - Køn
KW - incitament
KW - motivation
KW - Gender
KW - Incentives
KW - Motivation
M3 - Article in proceedings
SP - 1
EP - 17
BT - Ikke angivet
PB - Department of Political Science, University of Aarhus
Y2 - 17 September 2007 through 18 September 2007
ER -