Essays about: "Authoritarian Leadership"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 18 essays containing the words Authoritarian Leadership.

  1. 11. Stereotypical male uniforms, an experimental study on leadership and gender.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Amelie Vilson Fritz; [2015]
    Keywords : family flexibility.; social identity threats; group identification gender ; leadership self-efficacy; leadership aspiration; male dominated occupations; uniform; Swedish prison and probation service; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Within the Swedish prison and probation service 80% of the officers on duty (which is a leadership position) are male. Could this inequality have something to do with the stereotypical male authoritarian uniform used in this specific organization? The purpose of this study was to investigate if the uniform used within the Swedish prison and probation service could influence our leadership aspiration, leadership self-efficacy, group identification (gender), social identity threats and/or family flexibility, and if it affects men and women differently. READ MORE

  3. 12. Failure after success - A study of extreme right party failure in Eastern Europe

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Adam Cwejman; [2013-09-24]
    Keywords : Extreme right parties in Eastern Europe; party failure; incumbent party failure;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes failures among extreme right parties (ERPs). A majority of studies describing ERPs has been devoted to party success and parties on the ascent. More rarely are ERPs studied when incumbent or when they are in the process of failing or have recently failed. READ MORE

  4. 13. Democratic Transition in the Democratic Republic of Congo After The Cold War

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Serge Mukiele Bwana; [2012]
    Keywords : Authoritarian Regime; Democracy; Democratic Transition; Leadership; Neopatrimonialism.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis has investigated the prevailing understanding of poor leadership as a major impediment to the democratization of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Analytical studies found evidences on the correlation between the authoritarian regimes installed in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the abortive process of democratization under the leadership of Mobutu Sese Seko and Laurent-Désiré Kabila. READ MORE

  5. 14. Rethinking Democracy and Development : A Minor Field Study of the Political sphere in Rwanda

    University essay from Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle (HOS)

    Author : Petra Spencer; [2011]
    Keywords : Democracy; Authoritarian; Development; Modernization; Progress.;

    Abstract : Purpose and Questions: There seem to exist diametrically different views regarding Rwanda’s political sphere, whether the country has made any progress at all since the 90s, and if they have been successful in establishing democracy or not. A field study was therefore carried out, plus additional research to get a more comprehensive view of the political sphere of Rwanda. READ MORE

  6. 15. Strong women with a soft heart : A minor field study about characteristics in the leadership of four women in the changing Thailand

    University essay from Institutionen för pedagogik

    Author : Matilda Bergquist; [2008]
    Keywords : Thailand; women leadership; culture; democratic; feminine; collectivistic;

    Abstract : This research was conducted from an anthropology narrative approach and based on semistructured conversation interviews with four Thai women who owned their own businesses and therefore were in a leadership position. The purpose was to get a picture of women leadership in the working life in Thailand. READ MORE