TY - JOUR

T1 - Is psychological androgyny necessary for the hospitality graduate to become a manager?

AU - Roberts, Andy

AU - Butler, Michael

PY - 2010

Y1 - 2010

N2 - The study examines the personality attributes hospitality employers deem necessary for new graduates’ success. Psychological androgyny—that has rarely been applied in a hospitality management context—underpins the study. Findings were that the smaller companies by employees expected androgynous characteristics from the graduate, while the medium and larger companies by employees expected higher levels of expressive—typically feminine—behaviours. These findings are not congruent with the existing literature, which has so often highlighted a “masculine supremacy effect.” The study concluded that psychological androgyny is a useful framework for the exploration of what hospitality employers expect from their graduate recruits.

AB - The study examines the personality attributes hospitality employers deem necessary for new graduates’ success. Psychological androgyny—that has rarely been applied in a hospitality management context—underpins the study. Findings were that the smaller companies by employees expected androgynous characteristics from the graduate, while the medium and larger companies by employees expected higher levels of expressive—typically feminine—behaviours. These findings are not congruent with the existing literature, which has so often highlighted a “masculine supremacy effect.” The study concluded that psychological androgyny is a useful framework for the exploration of what hospitality employers expect from their graduate recruits.

KW - psychological androgyny

KW - hospitality employers

KW - expected graduate behaviours

KW - expressiveness

U2 - 10.1080/15332845.2010.487017

DO - 10.1080/15332845.2010.487017

M3 - Article

VL - 9

SP - 270

EP - 285

JO - Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism

JF - Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism

SN - 1533-2845

IS - 3

ER -