Incorporating Feminism in the Continuing Debate over the Existence of Differences in Men and Women's Leadership Styles
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Authors
Dorf, Suzanne
Issue Date
1999
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Thesis
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en_US
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Abstract
Women in growing numbers are beginning to have more and more managerial
positions. This trend has resulted in a rise in research investigating sex differences in
leadership styles. Two main lines of writers have emerged within the area, those that
believe there are sex differences (mainly managers and management consultants) and
those that do not believe in differences (mainly academic researchers).
Much of the research in this area has failed to draw on the theoretical work of
feminist writers. The aim of this paper is to review the literature about leadership styles
and to also address the possible differences in men and women's leadership styles
through a feminist perspective. In order to fully explicate the feminist perspective of
leadership style, the differences between sex and gender as well as the different forms
of feminism are explored.
The exploration of literature on men and women's leadership styles is addressed
from two avenues, the practitioners' findings and the social scientists' findings. The
paper concludes by discussing the avenues of future research and leadership styles that
some researchers as well as practitioners have begun to explore.
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ii, 42 p.
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