llows:
H1: Individuals of the same gender who were first-born children will advance to higher organizational positions than will individuals who were later-born children.
H2: Individuals with equivalent levels of formal educational attainment who were first-born children will advance to higher organizational positions than will individuals who were later-born children.
H3: Individuals of the same age who were first-born children will advance to higher organizational positions than will individuals who were later-born children.
H4: Individuals with equivalent levels of organizational longevity who were first-born children will advance to higher organizational positions than will individuals who were later-born children.
H5: Individuals of the same gender who were first-born children will advance more rapidly within organizations than will individuals who were later-born children.
H6: Individuals with equivalent levels of formal educational attainment who were first-born children will advance more rapidly within organizations than will individuals who were later-born children.
H7: Individuals of the same age who were first-born children will advance more rapidly within organizations than will individuals who were later-born children.
H8: Individuals with equivalent levels of organizational longevity who were first-born children will advance more rapidly within organizations than will individuals who were later-born children.
CHAPTER TWO - PRECEDENCE IN RESEARCH
Few studies have investigated the impact of birth order on organizational success. The conclusions of such studies reported in the literature frequently contradict one another.
Kessler (1991, pp. 413-426) conducted a study the purpose of which was to test a hypothesis that birth order and family size do affect individual achievement in later life. Data were collected from a sample that included both ...