Purpose -To consider how leadership theories have helped or hindered raising the profile of women... more Purpose -To consider how leadership theories have helped or hindered raising the profile of women in management and leadership roles. Design/methodology/approach -This paper traces the earlier leadership theories through to the contemporary research on transactional and transformational leadership styles and offers a viewpoint on how each theory has contributed, or otherwise, to an awareness and acceptance of women in management and leadership roles. Findings -In 1990, research began to report gender differences in leadership styles with female managers being seen in positive terms as participative, democratic leaders. More recent work reports that women are believed to exhibit more transformational leadership style than their male colleagues, and this is equated with effective leadership. Research limitations/implications -All of the earlier theories on leadership excluded women and this exacerbated the problem of women not being seen as an appropriate fit in a management or leadership role. Recent findings clearly describe that the transformational qualities of leadership that women exhibit are required by the flatter organisational structures of today. Therefore, a more positive outcome for women advancing to senior roles of management or leadership may be observed in the future. Originality/value -The paper reviews the major leadership theories, and links these to a timeframe to illustrate how women were not visible in a management context until relatively recently. Such an omission may have contributed to the continuing low numbers of women who advance to senior management and leadership roles.
Purpose The present paper is based on a cross-cultural exploration of middle managers in two di... more Purpose The present paper is based on a cross-cultural exploration of middle managers in two diverse cultures and aims to focus on how the leadership styles of managerial women are perceived and evaluated. In particular, female and male peer evaluations of leadership ...
A wide range of studies have been conducted to understand the concept of leadership through an an... more A wide range of studies have been conducted to understand the concept of leadership through an analysis of characteristics and behaviors. Contemporary leadership research highlights two prominent styles of leadership that are widely exhibited by managers in organizations that ...
Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Jan 1, 2010
Purpose This paper seeks to examine whether cultural context facilitates the emergence of diffe... more Purpose This paper seeks to examine whether cultural context facilitates the emergence of different leadership styles. The key objective of the paper is to consider whether leadership styles are culturally-linked and/or culturally-biased. Design/methodology/approach A multifactor ...
Development and Learning in Organizations, Jan 1, 2011
Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how leadership has the capacity to both posi... more Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how leadership has the capacity to both positively influence learning processes and negatively inhibit organizational learning.
Purpose -This paper seeks to examine two management doctoral research projects to highlight the a... more Purpose -This paper seeks to examine two management doctoral research projects to highlight the advantages in mixed methods as the primary research design. Design/methodology/approach -This paper summarises the methods of data collection and analysis which were used by two doctoral students in their management research. The researchers used mixed methods approaches (quantitative and qualitative) to explore different areas of management. Findings -The paper supports the view that triangulation of research methods strengthens the findings and inferences made for understanding social phenomena in more depth, compared to using a single method.
Purpose -To consider how leadership theories have helped or hindered raising the profile of women... more Purpose -To consider how leadership theories have helped or hindered raising the profile of women in management and leadership roles. Design/methodology/approach -This paper traces the earlier leadership theories through to the contemporary research on transactional and transformational leadership styles and offers a viewpoint on how each theory has contributed, or otherwise, to an awareness and acceptance of women in management and leadership roles. Findings -In 1990, research began to report gender differences in leadership styles with female managers being seen in positive terms as participative, democratic leaders. More recent work reports that women are believed to exhibit more transformational leadership style than their male colleagues, and this is equated with effective leadership. Research limitations/implications -All of the earlier theories on leadership excluded women and this exacerbated the problem of women not being seen as an appropriate fit in a management or leadership role. Recent findings clearly describe that the transformational qualities of leadership that women exhibit are required by the flatter organisational structures of today. Therefore, a more positive outcome for women advancing to senior roles of management or leadership may be observed in the future. Originality/value -The paper reviews the major leadership theories, and links these to a timeframe to illustrate how women were not visible in a management context until relatively recently. Such an omission may have contributed to the continuing low numbers of women who advance to senior management and leadership roles.
Purpose The present paper is based on a cross-cultural exploration of middle managers in two di... more Purpose The present paper is based on a cross-cultural exploration of middle managers in two diverse cultures and aims to focus on how the leadership styles of managerial women are perceived and evaluated. In particular, female and male peer evaluations of leadership ...
A wide range of studies have been conducted to understand the concept of leadership through an an... more A wide range of studies have been conducted to understand the concept of leadership through an analysis of characteristics and behaviors. Contemporary leadership research highlights two prominent styles of leadership that are widely exhibited by managers in organizations that ...
Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Jan 1, 2010
Purpose This paper seeks to examine whether cultural context facilitates the emergence of diffe... more Purpose This paper seeks to examine whether cultural context facilitates the emergence of different leadership styles. The key objective of the paper is to consider whether leadership styles are culturally-linked and/or culturally-biased. Design/methodology/approach A multifactor ...
Development and Learning in Organizations, Jan 1, 2011
Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how leadership has the capacity to both posi... more Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how leadership has the capacity to both positively influence learning processes and negatively inhibit organizational learning.
Purpose -This paper seeks to examine two management doctoral research projects to highlight the a... more Purpose -This paper seeks to examine two management doctoral research projects to highlight the advantages in mixed methods as the primary research design. Design/methodology/approach -This paper summarises the methods of data collection and analysis which were used by two doctoral students in their management research. The researchers used mixed methods approaches (quantitative and qualitative) to explore different areas of management. Findings -The paper supports the view that triangulation of research methods strengthens the findings and inferences made for understanding social phenomena in more depth, compared to using a single method.
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