Abstract Analysis of entrepreneurs' motives in the framework of organizational behavior
theory is a popular research area regarding female entrepreneurship. This study analyzes …

Purpose We survey and organize over fifty years of theoretical research on status and
expectation state processes. After defining some key terms in this theoretical approach, we …

Across four studies, we found evidence for an implicit pro-White leadership bias that helps
explain the underrepresentation of ethnic minorities in leadership positions. Both White …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to conceptualize, develop and validate a scale
reflecting performance dimensions of women entrepreneurs. The study intends to address …

Abstract Research Summary We argue that because influence in the political arena can net
benefits for firms, investors will respond favorably to indications of firm political influence. We …

Recent accounts of trustworthiness have moved away from treating it as a stable, individual-
level attribute toward viewing it as a variable situated in a relational context, but have not …

For over 30 years, researchers have examined social influence using status characteristics
theory (Berger and Conner, 1974). While research has investigated beauty and …

This paper employs sociological theories of status and power to explore the mechanisms
wherein status characteristics produce power in exchange relations. Theories in the status …

• A study of all-male and all-female police teams in a large city found that the less senior
member of the team was described as more expressive and interpersonally oriented …

Existing theories explain how the states of nominal characteristics acquire status value and
the implications of status characteristics for the distribution of rewards, honor, and esteem in …