Purpose – While the number of women in managerial positions has been increasing, the gender composition of top … management teams is skewed. There are barriers and obstacles in place that limit the movement of women into leadership roles. The … purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between modesty and access to leadership. Specifically, tendencies toward …

progression of women, gender diversity in organizations, and leadership development methods such as 360° evaluations. It also … obstacles. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews current research on gender differences in leadership, career … caught in two traps: the assumption that women and men have the same leadership qualities and the belief that they must …

feminine qualities and interpersonal skills for managerial effectiveness are discussed. Interviews with 30 women managers … illustrate the fact that women can approach management with a “masculine” (task‐oriented), “feminine” (people‐oriented), or an …

Purpose – While it is well known that leadership can play an important role in engendering effective knowledge … management activity, relatively little is known about which styles of leadership are most appropriate for this task. The purpose … of this paper is to contribute to theory by exploring dimensions of leadership as presented by Avolio and Bass …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between Bass’s (1985) leadership dimensions … leader, leadership effectiveness) and organizational commitment. Design/methodology/approach – This is a systematic … literature review. Findings – This review briefly discusses the conceptual framework and the Full Range Leadership Model (Bass …

sustaining corporate gender diversity initiatives. Findings show that mentors and role models can have a great effect, especially … in assisting women employees gain and complete high profile projects important for their advancement. Develops key … leadership roles and discusses them through a number of case examples.  …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore three research questions. Are there gender differences in the … competencies and success, and does gender moderate that relationship? Are there differences between the most successful male and … competencies. The most successful men and women were also more similar than different in their competency demonstration. However …

gender‐ and age‐based cohort differences. The purpose of this research is to enhance leadership and organizational change … initiatives in Romania via the identification of age cohort and gender effects with respect to attitudes towards common leadership …Purpose – This study aims to examine preferences for both transformational and transactional leadership behavior for …

In many organizational day‐to‐day situations, effective managers require multidimensional leadership characteristics … types. Leaders with multi‐dimensional leadership characteristics are scarce, but they can be developed. A management … development agent applied this model to a group of about 50 managers who participated in a leadership development programme. The …

, interpersonal and work group processes, and organizational structure. Pays specific attention to leadership, corporate culture …, gender differences, job satisfaction and performance. Finds that mentoring is related to organizational behaviour in general.  …