Eric N. Johnson
Indiana University
D. Jordan Lowe
Arizona State University West
Philip M. Reckers
Arizona State University
Abstract: This study examined the influences of target gender and alternate work schedules on peer evaluations of career success in public accounting. Based on prior research and theories of work-life balance and organizational culture, we tested several predictions, including: 1) higher ratings for female professionals working under a full-time flexible schedule compared to male professionals working under the same schedule and 2) lower ratings for professionals working under reduced-hour schedules compared to full-time schedules. Two hundred and fifty-eight professionals from two of the Big Four international accounting firms participated in the study.
The results generally indicate that females were rated more highly under flexible and part-time schedules than males, and that lower ratings were assigned to professionals under part-time schedules compared to full-time schedules. Implications of these findings for future research and the accounting profession are discussed.
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