RT Article
T1 Who Leads More and Why? A Mediation Model from Gender to Leadership Role Occupancy
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 139
IS 3
SP 473
OP 483
A1 Hernandez Bark, Alina S.
A1 Escartín, Jordi
A1 Schuh, Sebastian C.
A1 van Dick, Rolf
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V
YR 2016
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1785659553
AB Previous research has shown that female leaders lead slightly more effective than male leaders. However, women are still underrepresented in higher management. In this study, we seek to contribute to a deeper understanding of this paradox by proposing and testing an innovative model that integrates different research streams on gender and leadership. Specifically, we propose power motivation and transformational leadership as two central yet opposing dynamics that underlie the relation between gender and leadership role occupancy. We tested this model in a sample of 256 employees. Results provided support for the proposed relations. These findings contribute to a more detailed and comprehensive understanding for central dynamics that link gender and leadership role occupancy. Moreover, they provide important insights for interventions that are targeted at reducing the gender gap in leadership. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of these findings.
K1 Mediation
K1 Transformational Leadership
K1 Power motivation
K1 Leadership role occupancy
K1 Gender
DO 10.1007/s10551-015-2642-0