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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2023)
The International "Journal of Academic Research for Humanities"

Research Articles

An Empirical Study of Effective Leadership Style and Gender Biasness

Published 30-06-2023

  • Faheem Akhter
    • ,
  • Dr. Sara Sohaib
    • ,
  • Syeda Tooba Saleem

Faheem Akhter
NEDUET

Dr. Sara Sohaib
Bahria University, Karachi

Syeda Tooba Saleem
Bahria University, Karachi

Abstract

Every day, leaders face new and different challenges as they attempt to adapt to the ever-evolving environment around them and one of the challenges is to deal with gender biases which impact their leadership effectiveness and styles. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of gender biases (GB) on leadership style (LS) and leadership effectiveness (LE) by utilizing psychological and organizational methods. A survey method has been conducted which includes an unrestricted close-ended 5-point Likert-scale questionnaire that has been filled out by the leaders as well as subordinates of the textile sector of Karachi, Pakistan. The sample size is 277. Moreover, Reliability and Multi Linear Regression (MLR) have been applied as the best-suited statistical test on the collected data by utilizing SPSS software. The findings reveal that gender biases have a significant effect on leadership styles and leadership effectiveness has a moderating effect on gender biases as well as leadership styles.

Keywords

Gender Biasness, Leadership Style, Leadership Effectiveness

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