Sex‐role Behaviour and Leadership: An Empirical Investigation
Stephen C. Bushardt
(University of Southern Mississippi)
Aubrey Fowler
(Nicholls State University)
Regina Caveny
(University of Southern Mississippi)
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Abstract
Female nursing supervisors and subordinate nurses in an American hospital were given questionnaires to see if there was a link between sex‐role behaviour and leadership style. It is concluded that a form of job stereotyping exists, since individuals in supervisory positions are perceived by others as being less feminine, simply because they hold that position.
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Citation
Bushardt, S.C., Fowler, A. and Caveny, R. (1987), "Sex‐role Behaviour and Leadership: An Empirical Investigation", Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Vol. 8 No. 5, pp. 13-16. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb053622
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1987, MCB UP Limited