Women Managers in Croatia: Leadership Style Analysis

The literature argues that women tend to employ a more democratic, participative style and have a tendency to focus on negotiating, mediating, facilitating, so that this feminine style reduces hierarchy, satisfies subordinates and achieves results. For women, a leadership style is, in fact, an indiv...

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Main Authors: Paulisic, Morena, Bozac, Marli Gonan
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Females
Gender
Leadership
Management styles
Managers
Values
Women
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Summary:The literature argues that women tend to employ a more democratic, participative style and have a tendency to focus on negotiating, mediating, facilitating, so that this feminine style reduces hierarchy, satisfies subordinates and achieves results. For women, a leadership style is, in fact, an individual and practical method in everyday work. However, as women progressively enter leadership roles and management positions in big companies and organisations that traditionally used to be held by men, many pose questions about leadership styles and gender. Differences between the genders and their attitude toward leadership remain a key focus for many researchers and the present paper attempts making a contribution toward answering the leadership-gender diversity question. This is a longitudinal research supported by literature and some empirical findings in Croatia. The 2013 research builds on the research done in 2003, and it includes key comparisons.
ISSN:2048-9021
2048-903X