Essays about: "male and female leadership style"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words male and female leadership style.

  1. 1. Does leadership only have one gender?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Rebecca Rosenqvist; Christina Papadopoulou; [2022]
    Keywords : Social Role Theory; Management control; enabling and coercive control; communal and agentic characteristics; feminine culture; leadership style and characteristics; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Title: Does leadership only have one gender? - A study about the influence of gender and leadership roles on the leadership style and use of management controls in Sweden. Seminar date: 1 June 2022 Course: BUSN79, Degree Project in Accounting and Finance, Master level, 15 ECTS Authors: Rebecca Rosenqvist and Christina Papadopoulou Supervisor: Elin Funck Key words: Social Role Theory, Management Control, Enabling and Coercive Control, Communal and Agentic Characteristics, Feminine Culture, Leadership style and characteristics Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine whether gender roles and leadership roles have an influence on leadership style and consequently on the use of management controls. READ MORE

  2. 2. Sense or sensibility? : Emotional labor from the perspective of female leaders

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Rebecka Aveling; Louise Brygt; [2019]
    Keywords : emotional labor; leadership; managers; female; organizations; policy making;

    Abstract : Emotional labor is the unpaid and often unnoticed emotion work that foremost women carry out, not only in the home life but at the workplace as well. Emotional labor is highly associated with femininity according to previous research and often involves being attentive to others, creating a good ambiance, and to be warm and caring. READ MORE

  3. 3. An alternative approach on resistance to change and leadership and its resulting development of Kotter’s change models.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : María Jeanina Alfaro Solano; Martin Preuß; [2019]
    Keywords : Change Management; Positive aspects of resistance to change; Kotter’s change management models; Leadership;

    Abstract : To stay competitive in today’s business environments companies have to adapt to the fast-changing business conditions. Hereby change management plays an important role; companies and consultants often apply certain change models to plan and implement change projects. READ MORE

  4. 4. The assertion of female managers facing male leadership : A comparative study between the banking, consulting and agri-food industries in France.

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Camille Hoffschir; Ségolène Fourault; Clara Lastennet; [2019]
    Keywords : Leadership; transformational leadership; management; gender roles; stereotypes; gender characteristics.;

    Abstract : Background: Women in senior positions have been, for a long time, discredited. We wanted to study their current situation and understand how they assert themselves in their companies. We thought it would be interesting to see their link to management and leadership. READ MORE

  5. 5. Leadership Style and Readiness Requirement in Job Advertisements : Exploring gender differences in wording appeal within technological corporate culture

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Anna Bäckelie; [2018]
    Keywords : Gender differences; job advertisement configuration; organizational leadership; leadership style; readiness requirement;

    Abstract : Organizational leadership is predominantly male, even after decades of effort to even out this gap. The gender gap in corporal leadership was here assessed by investigating the possible effect of job advertisement configuration. READ MORE