Peculiarities of Management and Leadership Styles in Small and Medium Enterprises from Romanian IT Sector

Eduard- Gabriel Ceptureanu (), Violeta Radulescu, Irinel Marin and Cristian-Eugen Luchian
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Eduard- Gabriel Ceptureanu: The Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Violeta Radulescu: The Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Irinel Marin: The Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Cristian-Eugen Luchian: The Bucharest University of Economic Studies

ECONOMIC COMPUTATION AND ECONOMIC CYBERNETICS STUDIES AND RESEARCH, 2017, vol. 51, issue 4, 127-138

Abstract: This article analyse the peculiarities of gender related leadership styles for managers from IT small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) by using MLQ and LBDQ questionnaires. In our analysis, we compared the characteristics of leadership styles of the two genders using two different approaches: assessment by subordinates and self-assessment. We concluded that, while both genders can successfully lead teams, they use different approaches. Women focus more on the friendship and familiarity with employees, based on a desire to help the development of every individual, while for male leaders, rules and results are critical elements in shaping and coordinating their teams. Our results show a differentiation between managerial practices of male and female managers and thus different results.

Keywords: leadership; management; leadership styles; small and medium companies; IT. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M12 M2 M54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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