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Are women more resilient? Gender differences in the reaction to negative feedback

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  • Lisa Beck-Werz

    (Paderborn University)

  • Thomas Fritz

    (FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences)

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  • Lisa Beck-Werz & Thomas Fritz, 2022. "Are women more resilient? Gender differences in the reaction to negative feedback," Working Papers Dissertations 97, Paderborn University, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics.
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    Keywords

    competition; gender differences; negative feedback; reaction to failure; career decisions; gender gap;
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    JEL classification:

    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
    • M50 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - General

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