Women and Leadership: A Study about Women and their perception of effective leadership and leadership qualities
Hawela, Rosa (2019)
Hawela, Rosa
2019
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2019121626962
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2019121626962
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The thesis is a qualitative study of women and leadership. Particularly women's views on good and effective leadership and women's leadership qualities. The study addresses two research questions. The research questions are: What are the main qualities women have in leadership positions and What are women’s perceptions of good and effective leadership. The theory of research has explored the concept of leadership, different leadership styles (including transformational leadership and democratic leadership) and female leadership. The study encourages opening discussion on the importance of women in management positions and the emphasis on interpersonal skills in leadership. The research was carried out through semi-structured interviews with five women leaders in different management positions in Finland. The empirical results were analyzed with codes and then organized into themes.
The results indicate that women have certain qualities as leaders, and their leadership qualities are in line with the transformational and democratic leadership styles. In addition, openness in communication and people-centered skills are considered important qualities for a good leader. The qualities were consistent with the theory of transformational and democratic leadership. Communication, empathy, leading by example, and emotional intelligence emerged as attributes of women in empirical research. The women's view of good leadership was also consistent with the theory of transformational and democratic leadership. The views of the interviewees included e.g. accountability, influence, framing, and clear communication as qualities to a good leader. The qualities of women as leaders are not only gender-specific, as there are personality differences that affect the overall way in which leadership is exercised.
It is advisable to carry out further research on the subject, for example from the employees' point of view. Future research should focus on the number of interviews and on finding current theory.
The results indicate that women have certain qualities as leaders, and their leadership qualities are in line with the transformational and democratic leadership styles. In addition, openness in communication and people-centered skills are considered important qualities for a good leader. The qualities were consistent with the theory of transformational and democratic leadership. Communication, empathy, leading by example, and emotional intelligence emerged as attributes of women in empirical research. The women's view of good leadership was also consistent with the theory of transformational and democratic leadership. The views of the interviewees included e.g. accountability, influence, framing, and clear communication as qualities to a good leader. The qualities of women as leaders are not only gender-specific, as there are personality differences that affect the overall way in which leadership is exercised.
It is advisable to carry out further research on the subject, for example from the employees' point of view. Future research should focus on the number of interviews and on finding current theory.
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