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- Title
Managerial Promotions in the Public Sector.
- Authors
Steinberg, Ronnie J.; Haignere, Lois; Chertos, Cynthia H.
- Abstract
Barriers to the promotion of women and minorities into managerial positions in the New York Slate government work force are analyzed using two sets of data-one set consisting of those promoted through a formal competitive examination process and a second consisting of those promoted through nonexamination administrative transfer. Although it is commonly believed that the competitive examination process and the inflexible Rule of Three final selection procedure constitute the primary institutional barriers to advancement for women and minorities, these data revealed that the main barrier to promotion of women and minorities is eligibility requirements Job tides which qualify incumbents to apply to take examinations for managerial positions are disproportionately held by White males. Even more skewed, titles eligible for administrative transfer without examination are overwhelmingly held by White males.
- Subjects
NEW York (State); EMPLOYEE promotions; PUBLIC sector; MINORITIES; WOMEN executives; EXAMINATIONS
- Publication
Work & Occupations, 1990, Vol 17, Issue 3, p284
- ISSN
0730-8884
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0730888490017003002