Trust and trustworthiness of women and men in decision-making processes in conditions of stress

• Authors: Markowska-Przybyła Urszula

Title variants

PL

Zaufanie i wiarygodność kobiet i mężczyzn w procesie podejmowania decyzji w warunkach stresu

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article presents research on the influence of stress on making decisions, the importance of which is based on trust and trustworthiness. In particular, it also applies to the gender factor, as research shows that the reactions of women and men are different. The role of women in management processes is constantly growing, and the recognition of the reaction to stressful situations accompanying the decision-making process is noteworthy and little recognized in terms of trust and trustworthiness. The research used the theory-based experiment method and the questionnaire method, which made it possible to assess the intentional-behavioural gap, i.e. the assessment of the convergence of the declaration with the observation; 199 people (students of management) were subject of the study. The research results do not indicate the fragility of trust and credibility in the context of stress, nor do they show significant differences in changes in trust and credibility between women and men in response to stress. However, they indicate the need for the cautious use of the survey tool in the examination of trust and trustworthiness.

PL

Artykuł prezentuje badania nad wpływem stresu na podejmowanie decyzji, dla których znaczenie mają zaufanie i wiarygodność. W szczególności odnosi się do czynnika płci, ponieważ badania wskazują, że reakcje kobiet i mężczyn bywają odmienne. Rola kobiet w zarządzaniu nieustannie rośnie, zatem warto zbadać ich reakcje na sytuacje stresowe towarzyszące precesom decyzyjnym. W badaniu wykorzystano metodę eksperymentu teoriogrowego oraz metodę ankietową. Zastosowanie dwóch metod umożliwiło ocenę luki intencjonalno-behawioralnej, czyli ocenę zbieżności deklaracji z obserwacją. Badaniu poddano 199 osób (studentów zarządzania). Wyniki badań nie wskazują na niestabilność zaufania i wiarygodności w reakcji na stres ani na istotne różnice zachowań między kobietami a mężczyznami. Potwierdzają natomiast potrzebę ostrożnego sięgania po narzędzie ankietowe w badaniu zaufania i wiarygodności.

Keywords

EN

trust; trustworthiness; stress; trust game; experimental economic; gender

PL

zaufanie; wiarygodność; stres; gra zaufanie; ekonomia eksperymentalna; płeć

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
• Journal: Prace Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 65
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 72-86

Contributors

author

Markowska-Przybyła Urszula

• Wroclaw University of Economics and Business

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