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Gender differences in depression in 25 European countries: explaining cross-national variation in the gender gap in depression Ghent University
Gender differences in depression in 20 European countries: cross-national variation in the true gender gap in depression Ghent University
The family CEO’s effect on succession planning: founder status, difficulties with letting go and gender differences Hasselt University University of Antwerp
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate several antecedents of succession planning in family firms: founder status, the family chief executive officer (CEO)’s inability to let go and the family CEO’s gender. Design/methodology/approach This study conducts moderated mediation analysis on a sample of 259 family firms. Findings The results show that family firms led by founders show lower succession planning levels than family firms led ...
Succession Planning in Family Firms: Emotional Struggles and Gender Differences Hasselt University
For family firms, succession embodies the central issue to be addressed in order to survive. However, many family firms do not succeed in transferring the leadership to a future family generation. This failure is generally due to a lack of adequate succession planning. A prominent reason for this absence is the family CEO’s emotion of being unable to let go of the firm. Though, the influence emotions have on organizational outcomes are likely ...
Gender differences in lifestyle management among coronary patients and the association with education and age : results from the ESC EORP EUROASPIRE V registry Ghent University
Background Lifestyle management is essential in the secondary care of coronary heart disease (CHD) patients. Little evidence is available about gender differences in lifestyle counselling and lifestyle compliance. This study aimed to provide an overview on potential gender differences in lifestyle advice provided by a healthcare professional and patients’ lifestyle compliance. Methods and results Analyses were based on the cross-sectional ESC ...
Gender differences in overconfidence and risk taking: Do self-selection and socialization matter? Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In a large-scale laboratory experiment, we investigate gender differences in overconfidence and risk taking. Our results show that (self-)selection and socialization can eliminate the gender difference in overconfidence, but they appear insufficient to create environments in which women are as risk loving as men.
Gender differences in cardiovascular risk factor awareness : results from the ESC EORP EUROASPIRE V Registry Ghent University
The NeverEnding Story of "Hard-Wired" Gender Differences Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Review of Cordelia Fine's (2010) Delusions of Gender: How our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference. New York, NY, Norton.