... Debates whether male and female managers adopt different leadership styles. If so, asks do the differences reflect how the two sexes interpret the idea of empowerment? © MCB UP Limited 1997 Empowerment Gender Leadership Men Skills Women The single most uncontroversial...

...Jan L. Carmichael Reviews the relatively slow change in attitudes about the characteristics required in management, and explores gender differences in management style. Reports on research to investigate how both“typical” and “good” managers are perceived in terms of characteristics related...

... are gaining some “middle” ground. Posits that “think manager– think male” should become “think manager –think qualified person!” © MCB UP Limited 1993 Equal opportunities Gender Managers Men Women ...

...Nigel Smith Men are still cast as the macho breadwinners and women in a caring,supportive role. This gender conditioning has become part of the company culture and tends to perpetuate the stereotype. Seeks to re‐form this conditioning and reinject the “softer” side of men, just as in a different...

... differences between genders. Concludes that more research is needed to explore and confirm the study results, which at present show that women, rather than men, managers are more likely to exhibit an effective team management style suited to today′s pace and style. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Gender...