Female Leadership And Strategic Management

Making business abroad can be risky, but it can also be profitable for a company as well; thus the necessity to study in deep the country where the company will bring the business to. International companies are faced with many cultural challenges, when doing business across and inside of different borders. Identifying the significant cultural issues involved when evaluating the attractiveness of a particular location as a place for doing business can be crucial for a business. Aspects to consider when studying culture in a new place

Nursing is evolving throughout the years, with new studies and research, we as nurses must take it upon ourselves to not limit our fixated view towards to what we have been accustomed to. As future leaders, nurses “practice compassion and uniqueness of every individual” (2012). The world around us has changed particularly the rise in issues concerning gender. We have learned growing up that the term sex was either male or female with no regard to gender identity. Gender is what one person identifies as being either masculine or feminine (2012). The realization to become knowledgeable and sensitive is shown by the growing numbers from the National Center for Transgender Equality, which reported an estimated 115,000 to 450,000 transgender adults

Taking into account the hypothesis of this thesis, it is crucial to understand the business cultures, beliefs and traditional backgrounds set up in these countries, in addition the legal and administrative frameworks to make effective recommendations.

Gender inequality has always been a prevailing issue that affects countries all over the world. It is not limited to a specific country, or a region. Yet, in Middle Eastern countries, gender discrimination is often so deeply entrenched in the culture that it is seen as the norm.

No area of Saudi society has been liable to a larger number of debates than the women and their role in the advancement process. Besides, women ' rights and obligations issues have been similarly controversial among both conservatives and progressives in Saudi society. Before tackling women ' education movement in Saudi Arabia, it is important to go over some of the social and political incidents that have shaped Saudi women ' position. In the previous 50 years the Middle East has faced some real difficulties that have influenced all Middle Eastern countries and especially the Golf countries. Saudi Arabia, as other Gulf countries has encountered some real social changes. Most importantly, the discovery of oil in 1930s was a noteworthy event in the nation. The oil-created income in the mid 1970s presented substantial scale changes, including the opening of many schools to both young men and women. The financial change emerging from the huge income from oil offered ascend to a trend towards education abroad, and an adjustment in way of life, and these two changes influenced the entire structure of society (Yamani, 1996). Oil and its subsequent wealth unimaginably affected Saudi Arabia in a short period of time.

Understanding the processes that cognitive lights stereotyping causes of the phenomena studied by organizational psychology underlying. Research on gender and leadership focuses on both college students and executives in various business settings. A common theme concerns the idea that a good leader is "model described incompatible male with feminine behavior, sometimes thought of as" think-Manager. For example, to provoke some settings pronounced stereotypes. If the expected leadership style of an organization at a given hora direct, exacerbate uncaring, or from top to bottom, traditionally masculine behaviors can be expected by executives. This expectation May effects of stereotypes of women who hold that competence and warmth of personality are dichotomous, making it difficult for women in leadership positions a balance that effectively to find in this organization.

“Don’t just stand for the success of other women – insist on it.” (Gail Blanke, 1999, p.138)

I am requesting 4 advanced level credits for my knowledge, experience and development relating to Women in Leadership. In support of my request, I will address four significant areas relating to women in leadership roles relative to my own personal challenges: The history of women in both secular and non-secular employment and the challenges they face; how women lead in comparison to men; and the changing attitudes towards women taking lead roles in business.

The Women of the Middle East have played substantial roles for their corresponding countries since the advent of colonialism in the region. Middle Eastern women have worked in all types of fields including medicine, education, agriculture, government, private sector, and even defense. They have kept roofs over their family’s heads while their husbands were away in wars, or even in foreign countries to work in jobs that they could not find in their own countries. The roles of women in the countries of Yemen and Oman are no exception, but while they still find ways to contribute to their country, they care constantly stereotyped, discriminated, and ridiculed by men who are known and unknown to them. This paper will discuss the individual

Recent research shows that lack of confidence is a factor that holds women back from having leadership positions. There is a self- confidence gap between men and women (Schuh et al., 2014). Whereas men are socialized to be confident, assertive, and self-promoting, cultural attitudes toward women as leaders continue to suggest to women that it is often inappropriate or undesirable to possess those characteristics (Enloe, 2004; Flammang, 1997).

Thesis: Women all over the world are facing obstacles that are preventing them from obtaining managerial and corporate jobs in their chosen field of work, although they possess great leadership skills and qualities that allows them to shine and excel as leaders.

As the global feminist movement expands, various definitions of feminism have begun to emerge, making the fight for female equality unique to different cultures. In Women, Gender and Language in Morocco, Sadiqi defines feminism as “ways of deconstructing the power relations between men and women and [sharing] the ‘struggle’ for more rights and better conditions for women” (19). One of the many subtypes of feminism is Islamic feminism, characterized by women fighting to resist the oppressive patriarchal system, gender roles and legislation controlling their actions in the Middle East. The main role is for a woman, under this legislation, is to obey the laws set

According to the dictionary, leadership is defined as, “a person who guides or directs a group. An act or instance of leading; guidance; direction.” We are faced with leadership roles in every dynamic of life. In school, every click has a “leader,” every team has a captain, at work there is always a manager, always an editor when writing books. There is always a chance for someone to stand up and take a leading role. However, do both genders possess the same chances? Throughout this paper we will look at gender differences in leadership roles in the classroom, an emphasis of leadership in sports, and how leadership roles translate into the office among chosen career paths.

The purpose of this article was to examine women’s and men’s leadership styles, the effectiveness of the different leadership styles, and the true determination of effectiveness as a woman leader (Appelbaum et al, 2003, p. 43). The article present research conducted for theories examined. Comparing this week’s work assignment to this article, I notice a linkage to a few items. The comparable list that is closely related to parts of theories in the reading assignment are gender stereotypes; different leadership style effectiveness; developmental opportunity, and experience. All of these different topics are related to the Leadership Labyrinth.

To cite this document: Dorothy Perrin Moore, Jamie L. Moore, Jamie W. Moore, (2011),"How women entrepreneurs lead and why they manage that way", Gender in Management: An International Journal, Vol. 26 Iss: 3 pp. 220 - 233 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17542411111130981 Downloaded on: 12-02-2013 References: This document contains references to 86 other documents Citations: This document has been cited by 3 other documents To copy this document: permissions@emeraldinsight.com This document has been downloaded 1526