Men more likely than women to act out by engaging in ‘deviant behaviour such as lying, cheating or stealing’ when they consider their ‘manhood’ challenged in the workplace, a new study reveals.
that humans, as social animals, look to others for clues about how they should behave.) They conducted a series of studies to explore those concepts.
The authors write in the paper that they then tested their entire theoretical model in an experimental experience sampling study within an organisation: “Here, our findings indicate that gender threats at the beginning of the workday uniquely lead to increased daily workplace deviance and reduced daily organisational citizenship behaviour for men , via autonomy needs thwarting .”
The study notes that at the end of each workday, the employees participating in the study reported “their engagement in good deeds, such as helping coworkers maintain a positive attitude, and negative deeds, such as mistreating others or deliberately slacking off.” “By contrast, because femininity is generally associated with communal behaviour in organisations, women’s gender standing at work does not affect their perceived ability to behave autonomously.”
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