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From the author: This study examines whether there is gender bias in the recruitment of entry-level accountants by public accounting firms. Student gender, recruiter gender, and firm size were used as independent variables. We asked a sample of recruiters from large and small accounting firms to rate the employability of a hypothetical student graduating with a major in accounting. The recruiters indicated the approximate salary they would offer this hypothetical recruit. The overall results show that, after controlling for recruiter age, females and males are recruited equally and are offered similar starting salaries. The results a]so show that recruiters from large firms rate both males and females higher than recruiters from small firms and offer larger starting salaries. An examination of a two-way interaction between student gender and recruiter gender, however, returned an unexpected result. Female recruiters rate male recruits somewhat higher than female recruits and offer significantly higher salaries to male recruit s. Implications for present practice, limitations of this study, and future research opportunities are discussed.
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Title: The effect of gender on the recruitment of entry-level accountants.(research)
Author: J. Russell Hardin
Publication: Journal of Managerial Issues (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 2002
Publisher: Pittsburg State University - Department of Economics
Volume: 14 Issue: 2 Page: 251(17)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
From the author: This study examines whether there is gender bias in the recruitment of entry-level accountants by public accounting firms. Student gender, recruiter gender, and firm size were used as independent variables. We asked a sample of recruiters from large and small accounting firms to rate the employability of a hypothetical student graduating with a major in accounting. The recruiters indicated the approximate salary they would offer this hypothetical recruit. The overall results show that, after controlling for recruiter age, females and males are recruited equally and are offered similar starting salaries. The results a]so show that recruiters from large firms rate both males and females higher than recruiters from small firms and offer larger starting salaries. An examination of a two-way interaction between student gender and recruiter gender, however, returned an unexpected result. Female recruiters rate male recruits somewhat higher than female recruits and offer significantly higher salaries to male recruit s. Implications for present practice, limitations of this study, and future research opportunities are discussed.
Citation Details
Title: The effect of gender on the recruitment of entry-level accountants.(research)
Author: J. Russell Hardin
Publication: Journal of Managerial Issues (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 2002
Publisher: Pittsburg State University - Department of Economics
Volume: 14 Issue: 2 Page: 251(17)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
