Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Verheul, I.
Author-Name-Last: Verheul
Author-Name-First: Ingrid
Author-Person: pve71
Title: Commitment or Control? Human Resource Management Practices in Female and Male-Led Businesses
Abstract: This paper investigates the commitment-orientation of HRM practices in female- and male-led firms. A distinction is made between emphasizing commitment or control in the design of HRM practices. To test for gender differences use is made of a sample of 555 Dutch firms. Contrary to what is generally believed it is found that – when controlled for relevant factors related to the business (e.g., firm size, age, sector) – HRM in female-led firms is more control-oriented than that in male-led firms. More specifically, female-led firms are more likely to be characterized by fixed and clearly defined tasks, centralized decision-making and direct supervision of the production process.
Creation-Date: 2007-10-30
File-URL: https://repub.eur.nl/pub/10618/ERS-2007-071-ORG.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
Series: RePEc:ems:eureri
Number: ERS-2007-071-ORG
Classification-JEL: M, M12, M13, O32
Keywords: commitment, control, entrepreneurship, gender, human resource management
Handle: RePEc:ems:eureri:10618