Who Leads More and Why? A Mediation Model from Gender to Leadership Role Occupancy

Alina S. Hernandez Bark (First Author), Sebastian C. Schuh (Participant Author), Jordi Escartin (Participant Author), Rolf van Dick (Participant Author)

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摘要

Previous research has shown that female leaders lead slightly more effective than male leaders. However, women are still underrepresented in higher management. In this study, we seek to contribute to a deeper understanding of this paradox by proposing and testing an innovative model that integrates different research streams on gender and leadership. Specifically, we propose power motivation and transformational leadership as two central yet opposing dynamics that underlie the relation between gender and leadership role occupancy. We tested this model in a sample of 256 employees. Results provided support for the proposed relations. These findings contribute to a more detailed and comprehensive understanding for central dynamics that link gender and leadership role occupancy. Moreover, they provide important insights for interventions that are targeted at reducing the gender gap in leadership. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of these findings.
源语言英语
页(从-至)473-483
期刊Journal of Business Ethics
139
3
DOI
出版状态已出版 - 2016

Corresponding author email

hernandezbark@psych.uni-frankfurt.de

关键词

  • Gender
  • Leadership role occupancy
  • Mediation
  • Power motivation
  • Transformational leadership

成果物的来源

  • FT
  • ABDC-A
  • Scopus
  • SSCI

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