The accountantʹs stereotype: a look back at Granleese and Barrett (1990)

Granleese and Barrett (1990, Personality and Individual Differences, 11, 957–964) report an operational replication of the Bedeian, Mossholder, Touliatos, and Barkman (1986, Career Development Quarterly, 35, 113–122) investigation of the accountantʹs stereotype. Utilizing a largely Irish sample, they tested the generalizability of the Bedeian et al. findings. Although we encourage replication research, the Granleese and Barrett study raises concerns that may render its findings suspect. We examine three of these concerns, indicating where we feel interpretational problems may surface.