TITLE:
Analysis of Female Participation in Management Positions: Leadership Styles in Companies in the City of Loja, Ecuador
AUTHORS:
Max Boada, Janeth Gutiérrez, Tania Patiño, Marco Ríos
KEYWORDS:
Participation, Gender, Leadership, Leadership Styles, Companies
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Business and Management,
Vol.11 No.4,
July
21,
2023
ABSTRACT: In order to achieve good results in
business growth or career development, it’s important to have a determined and
appropriate leadership style. This article aims to describe and investigate
whether there is a relationship between female participation in leadership
positions and the leadership styles applied in companies in the city of Loja. A
sample of 259 companies was taken, segmented according to their size, and a
non-experimental, descriptive research was designed to identify fundamental
characteristics of gender participation in companies, correlating two study
variables: V1—Female gender has participation in leadership
positions, and V2—What type of
leadership is present in these positions. A correlational analysis was
conducted with non-parame-tric tests, using the Chi-square statistical test to
measure the relationship between the analysis variables. The results showed
that male leaders tend to apply Autocratic, Charismatic, and Coaching leadership
styles, while female leaders tend to apply Transactional and Transformational
leadership styles, which allow for better career development and business
growth. Therefore, it is concluded that there is a correlation between these
study variables.