Title: Leadership styles and gender: a re-examination and extension

Authors: Abbas Nadim, Parbudyal Singh

Addresses: School of Business, University of New Haven, 300 Orange Avenue, West Haven, CT 06516, USA. ' School of Administrative Studies, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada

Abstract: The main objective of this research was to compare and analyse the perceptions of male and female followers regarding the leadership styles of their best and worst bosses. More specifically, we focus on the similarities and differences in how male followers perceive male and female leaders, separately, and how female followers view male and female leaders. Using a sample of 194 managers/followers, we found that, with a few exceptions, there are no significant differences in perceptions of leadership styles, by gender. Implications of the results are discussed.

Keywords: leadership styles; gender; contingency theory; transformational leadership; transactional leadership; leader-follower relationship; systemic organisations.

DOI: 10.1504/IJHRDM.2005.007108

International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 2005 Vol.5 No.3, pp.333 - 340

Published online: 26 May 2005 *

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