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Gendered Leadership as a Key to Business Success: Evidence from the Middle East

Gendered Leadership as a Key to Business Success: Evidence from the Middle East

Evangelia Marinakou, Charalampos Giousmpasoglou
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 31
ISBN13: 9781522519331|ISBN10: 1522519335|EISBN13: 9781522519348
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1933-1.ch083
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Marinakou, Evangelia, and Charalampos Giousmpasoglou. "Gendered Leadership as a Key to Business Success: Evidence from the Middle East." Discrimination and Diversity: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 1806-1836. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1933-1.ch083

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Marinakou, E. & Giousmpasoglou, C. (2017). Gendered Leadership as a Key to Business Success: Evidence from the Middle East. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Discrimination and Diversity: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1806-1836). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1933-1.ch083

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Marinakou, Evangelia, and Charalampos Giousmpasoglou. "Gendered Leadership as a Key to Business Success: Evidence from the Middle East." In Discrimination and Diversity: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1806-1836. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1933-1.ch083

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Abstract

Although there is clear evidence of the importance of women in leadership positions, research still shows that women are still underrepresented in management and leadership roles. The percentage of women directors in Fortune 500 companies has been between 16% and 17% since 2011. This lack of women in senior management positions demonstrates that organizations still fail to notice that leadership nowadays has new requirements. Today's organizations are facing a turbulent constantly changing environment, in an open, social and interdependent economy, which requires specific skills and competencies for leading the change. Hence companies should value women's talent. The purpose of this chapter is to present gender issues in leadership and management with a focus on the Arab context and the position of women in the Middle East (ME). Finally, it discusses the most effective leadership style exhibited by male and female managers in the ME for inclusion in HR practices and strategies for the new millennia workforce. The main concerns are HR practices and examples in the ME.

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