Academy of Management Global Proceedings, Mexico
Abstract
This study proposes a vignette-based field experiment in Mexico to examine whether decision-makers assess executive candidates differently according to sex, marital status, and parenthood. Participants evaluate fictitious résumés in which these characteristics are varied, allowing the study to isolate how personal attributes may influence judgments of candidates for senior-management positions. The project aims to identify discriminatory patterns in talent selection and compare them with evidence and theories from the economics of discrimination and personnel selection. Its intended contribution is to provide evidence about potential bias in executive recruitment, a setting that has received less attention than hiring for other occupations, and to inform efforts to make selection processes fairer. This record describes a conference-stage study proposal rather than reporting completed experimental results.