Transformational and Transactional Leadership: from the Gender Lens

Proceedings of The 7th International Conference on Research in Business, Management and Finance

Year: 2024

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Transformational and Transactional Leadership: from the Gender Lens

Haneen Ragheb Attaallah

 

 

ABSTRACT:

This paper aims to review the literature on gender differences in leadership styles, focusing on transformational and transactional leadership. The theoretical backgrounds of transformational and transactional leadership and gender differences in leadership style are reviewed. Previous studies find mixed results in relation to the differences and similarities between men’s and women’s leadership styles. Four factors have been found to lead to these results: (1) the context of the study, (2) the evaluator’s identity, (3) team composition, and (4) culture. The paper hopes to shift researchers’ focus on documenting the differences and similarities to exploring and digging deeper into the causes of these differences and similarities. Based on this, the paper suggests interesting directions for future research.

keywords: gender, transformational leadership, transactional leadership