Does Gender Influence Leadership Styles? A View from the U.S. Nonprofit Sector

Eric J. Boyer (), Rebecca Reid () and Dana Patton ()
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Eric J. Boyer: University of Texas at El Paso
Rebecca Reid: University of Texas at El Paso
Dana Patton: University of Alabama

Public Organization Review, 2023, vol. 23, issue 4, No 11, 1505-1520

Abstract: Abstract This study explores the predominant leadership styles of nonprofit executives to determine if gender informs their leadership style choices. The authors analyzed over 4,000 pages of transcribed interviews with 137 nonprofit executives. Nonprofit executives identified their predominant leadership styles with approaches categorized in the “feminine” domain of the gendered leadership framework. Although individual differences in leadership styles were explained in part by gender, leaders were most likely to adopt configurations of styles that blend gendered domains of leadership. The results indicate the nonprofit sector is one where gender is less determinative of leadership styles than in other employment sectors.

Keywords: Nonprofit Management; Leadership; Gender; Role Congruity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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