Gender Differences in Perceptions of Organizational Cultures in the Banking Industry in Taiwan

Abstract

This article examines differences in perceptions of organizational cultures found in a survey of male and female managers in three types of banks in Taiwan. Instead of a consistent pattern of differences between male and female managers' perceptions across the three bank types, we found that each bank type was characterized by a distinct pattern of gender differences that was related to the ownership, history and type of business of that bank type. Important in explaining differences in perceptions of organizational cultures were the extent of organizational socialization and the adoption of various human resource practices, including team-working and targeted recruitment and selection, and the respondents' age and education.