Sources of Organizational Demography: Faculty Sex Ratios in Colleges and Universities.

Tolbert, Pamela S.; Oberfield, Alice A.

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Publication Date: 1991

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Sources of Organizational Demography: Faculty Sex Ratios in Colleges and Universities.

Tolbert, Pamela S.; Oberfield, Alice A.

Sociology of Education, v64 n4 p305-15 Oct 1991

Presents a study to determine the proportion of female faculty members in colleges and universities by using different theoretical explanations of variations in the demographic composition of organizations. Includes employers' associational preferences, influence of constituents, and employees' preferences for particular work environments. Concludes that employees' preferences are not determinative. (DK)

Descriptors: Colleges, Demography, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Patterns, Faculty Integration, Higher Education, Organizational Theories, Social Science Research, Universities, Women Faculty

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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