Women engineers at a Taiwanese manufacturer felt more productive when they had a positive relationship with their supervisor.
Women engineers at at least one company enjoy their jobs more and feel more productive when they have a strong, positive relationship with a supervisor, a study has found. The study (C.-P. Lin et al. Soc. Sci. J. 46, 192–200; 2009) looked at a manufacturer of liquid-crystal displays based in Taiwan. The authors found women's job enjoyment and perception of productivity depend on how they view their relationships with supervisors. “It is more critical for females than for males to have an enthusiastic supervisor who treats subordinates as good friends,” the authors write. “Strengthening social ties may be an appropriate technique for supervisors to use to significantly increase perceived job productivity among female staff.”
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Supervising productivity. Nature 459, 603 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7246-603c
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