期刊名称：International Journal of Business and Management
印刷版ISSN：1833-3850
电子版ISSN：1833-8119
出版年度：2013
卷号：8
期号：1
页码：89
DOI：10.5539/ijbm.v8n1p89
语种：English
出版社：Canadian Center of Science and Education
摘要：The aim of this paper is to review research available on gender and nationality as determinants of leadership style, with special focus on top leaders/managers. The paper is based on a systematic literature review. The systematic literature search resulted in 27 papers, that were grouped in five categories: 1) Leaders’ characteristics, behavior and style, 2) Perception regarding leaders, their traits and leadership styles, 3) Women’s barriers towards leader positions, 4) Leadership outcome/results, 5) Effect of research methods on leader evaluation. Questionnaires were the most used research method in the reviewed studies. Almost half of the papers focus on the US, while the rest deal with African, Asian, and European countries. In this review, we found that women and men have a very similar perception of a successful manager. However, women and men display differences in their leader behavior and characteristics, and way of leading. “Results/outcomes” of such a leadership can differ. The review shows, furthermore, that a glass ceiling and other barriers for women do still exist.The paper ends by identifying the needs for further research in the study area.
