Essays about: "Sweden women leadership"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 36 essays containing the words Sweden women leadership.

1. 21. From Engineering to Management : What makes management so appealing to female engineers?

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Heiðdís Rún Guðmundsdóttir; Karina Lizeth Villca; [2017]
   Keywords : Female engineers; Female managers; Management; Leadership; Career development;

   Abstract : Background: Women, as managers and engineers, are both within minorities, and even though the number of women graduating with an engineering degree has been increasing for the last years, there are still a lot of women that never enter or drift away from the engineering work environment. It appears to be a known career choice for female engineers to move into a managerial position, and could that be one of the reasons why the gender gap in engineering is not decreasing as much as it could? Purpose: This research took on the career development of female engineers who are working as managers. READ MORE

3. 22. If I Were A Boy - A qualitative case study about the barriers to female career advancement and how these can be mitigated by leadership development programs

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Emelie Wendelstam; Therese Åbb; [2016]
   Keywords : Gender; Barriers to female career advancement; Leadership development program; Autonomous thinkers; Transformative learning;

   Abstract : Women have been entering organizations at about the same rate as men, yet remain dramatically underrepresented at senior levels. Considering that this is the reality of the labor market, while in fact companies with a larger share of females outperform those with a smaller share, consequently calls for an organizational reaction. READ MORE

4. 23. Male vs. Female Leadership and their Influence on Employee Motivation : The Case of Sandvik in Sweden

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för ekonomi

   Author : Alexander Thorell; Norbert Mindzak; [2016]
   Keywords : Transactional Leadership; Transformational Leaderships; Participative Leadership; Male Leadership; Female Leadership; Sandvik; Employee Motivation.;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore and compare male vs. female leadership styles characteristics and how those leadership styles influence employee motivation. READ MORE

5. 24. What affects female middle managers’ career opportunities in the banking sector. A comparative case study of Sweden and Estonia from the view of female managers

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Sabina Oikarinen; Sara Tidblom; [2015-06-29]
   Keywords : Female management; Career opportunities; Gender roles; Barriers; Sweden; Estonia;

   Abstract : How far European countries have come in their work with gender equality varies. This paper compares female middle managers’ career opportunities in one of the European countries that is in the fore front when speaking of gender equality, Sweden, with another country who has a bit more to work with, Estonia. READ MORE

6. 25. Organizational Role Stress : A Case Study in the Swedish Public Sector

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Robert Nordin; Jimmy Fredin; [2015]
   Keywords : Organizational Role Stress; Administrative Management; Public Sector Leadership; Public Sector;

   Abstract : Work-related stress among employees in Sweden is reported to increase, women areexperiencing higher levels of stress than their male colleagues. Organizational Role Stress is a denomination for all stress related to an individuals role in an organizationand the annual cost for Organizational Role Stress in the European Union exceeds € 20 billion. READ MORE