COMPARISON OF MALE AND FEMALE LEADERSHIP STYLES
Academy of Management Journal · 1975 · Volume 18 · Issue 3
Abstract
This article presents a comparison of the male and female leadership style. Research on female leadership behaviors indicates that women tend to adopt more accommodative strategies than their male counterparts when influencing group performance and goal attainment of employees. Women tend to form coalitions in an accommodative manner when engaged in competitive activities, while men are more exploitive,using coalitions to gain individual advantages. Despite certain gender differences, both men and women are conditioned by societal and cultural pressures to adopt behavioral patterns consistent with societal expectations. The author notes that most cultures attribute passive, dependent qualities to females and dominant, aggressive qualities to males.
Keywords
LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT styles, GENDER, BEHAVIORAL assessment, MANAGEMENT, ORGANIZATIONAL structure, SEX differences, PERFORMANCE, CULTURE, EXECUTIVE ability (Management), COMMUNICATION — Sex differences, COALITIONS
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