Presents a review of the psychological contructions of gender and considers the implications of gender construction on gender research in accounting. Constructions of gender contain two competing biases: alpha bias, which is the tendency to exaggerate male‐female differences; and beta bias,...

The claim that gender is an authority relationship is an advance on the widely held view that psychologically at least gender is an attribute, part of someone′s character. However because this claim is counter intuitive the case for it must be carefully made. One way this may be accomplished...

Purpose Much of the current literature on streetscape design emphasizes a need for well-articulated edge conditions to enhance pedestrian-orientation and the reason appears to lie in evolutionary biology: humans have a psychological preference for wall-hugging due to a well-established trait in...

The present paper is intended as an exploration of the relevance of reversal theory for mentoring. In principle, reversal theory would appear to offer some major strengths in this respect and these strengths are discussed. Reversal theory itself is briefly described and, finally, implications...

This study develops a social psychological model to account for women’s gender‐typed occupational mobility. The model delineates that occupational gender composition affects women’s psychological experience (experience of sex discrimination, self‐efficacy, and gender role ideology), and...

Explains the theory of mind mapping, how to construct a mind map and the situations in which it may be useful. Highlights the effectiveness of the technique in getting to the heart of a matter. Shows how it can be used to improve note‐taking and presentations, and to make meetings more...

Views management of the employment relationship from the perspective of the individual rather than that of the organization. Presents ideas on action available to individuals who want to thrive in organizations which have become less “people friendly” owing to increasing competition and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address regulatory focus (promotion vs prevention) as a trait-level variable and a week-level variable linked to employee job crafting behaviors (i.e. seeking resources, seeking challenges and reducing demands). The authors hypothesized that while...

Investigation into negotiation has shown that there is a correlation between high expectations and the results attained: “the higher the expectations, the better the results”. This study investigates other effects of expectations on results including the influence of equally high...

States the purpose of this study was to develop a framework, through which to analyse the nature of an expatriate’s psychological contract, in order to specifically address expatriate psychological needs and expectations. The proposed Breakdown model was formulated from the overseas work...