33:620:301 Lecture 5: Session 5C - Leadership

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Management and Global Business
• Course: 33:620:301
• Professor: D Hamilton

Document Summary

Process of influencing an organized group toward achieving its goals. The only school you learn leadership from is the school of hard knocks. Opportunities and challenges for women in leadership. Women comprise only 13. 5% of senior executive positions. Most common barrier is masculine stereotyping of desired qualifications for managerial roles. Data shows no difference in women and men"s leadership styles in large organizations, but in mid-size organizations women rely on socialization skills and men rely more on authority. Four factors contribute to increasing participation of women in senior roles.