Socio-Cultural Factor As Determinant of Female Leadership Quality; Implications for Human Resource Development
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2014
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Ege Akademik Bakış Dergisi
Abstract
This study investigates the influence of socio-cultural
factors on the leadership quality of male and female leaders
in work organisations that could enhance organisational
effectiveness. A descriptive survey research design method
was adopted for the study. One hundred and fifty respondents
from five purposefully selected work organisations were
selected for the study, thirty randomly selected respondents
from each workplace. 145 well filled questionnaires out of
the 150 were used for data analysis. The questionnaire used
as the instrument for data collection was titled: ‘Socio-Cultural
Factors and Gender Leadership Quality Scale’ (SOCFGLQS).
Collected data were analysed and interpreted accordingly
with the aid of descriptive statistical techniques such as total
scores, frequencies and percentages. The hypotheses were
tested using chi-square method of data analysis at 0.05 alpha
levels. Findings reveal that female mother’s instinct promotes
organisational effectiveness and that female leader’s staffcenteredness positively affects organisational performance.
Also, employees’ job performance is significantly influenced
by male headship. This shows that right leadership quality
which could be an off-shoot of society’s culture could promote
organisational effectiveness, and socio-cultural factors play
great role in the quality of the leader and by extension the
effectiveness of the organisation. It is recommended that the
socio-cultural beliefs and practices that inhibit good leadership
in workplace should be discarded and with good leadership
training and holistic re-orientation, male and female leaders
would perform maximally to enhance better relationship in
the workplace for effective organisation performance.
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Socio-cultural factors, Leadership quality, Organisational effectiveness
Citation
Abolade, D. A. (2014). Socio-Cultural Factor As Determinant of Female Leadership Quality; Implications for Human Resource Development. Ege Akademik Bakış Dergisi, 14(1), 53-62.