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Does government support matter in the relationship between future orientations on women’s effective leadership

Abdullahi Hassan Gorondutse (Department of Economics and Management Science, Nigeria Police Academy Wudil, Kano, Nigeria)
Fayez Hamed Al Shdaifat (Al Ain University University of Science and Technology, UAE, United Arab Emirates)
Haim Hilman (Institute for Business Competitiveness, Standards and Sustainability Initiative, School of Business Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Malaysia)
Rajeh Alajmi (School of Business Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Malaysia)
Fais Ahmed (School of Business Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Malaysia)

Gender in Management

ISSN: 1754-2413

Article publication date: 7 August 2021

Issue publication date: 6 October 2021

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to understand emerging future orientations, women’s effective leadership and further examine its impact on government support in the context of higher education institutions.

Design/methodology/approach

A cross-sectional survey with 500 full-time women employees, working in Saudi Arabia Public University, was selected using a quantitative approach and analysed on the proposed hypotheses.

Findings

The initial prediction was that future orientations is significant on women’s leadership effectiveness as well as on government support, to the extent that it is associated with women’s leadership effectiveness where it tends to have a stronger relationship. Surprisingly, the indirect effect of government support on the relationship between future orientations on women’s leadership effectiveness was not significant.

Practical implications

Academic scholars/leaders in higher education should realize that the development of women leadership has a positive effect on future orientations. Policymakers and leaders of higher education institutions should focus on women leaders to improve their leadership effectiveness.

Originality/value

From the perspective of emerging nations, this paper extends the knowledge regarding the complexity leadership theory which explains the development of women’s leadership effectiveness and provides empirical evidence.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank the anonymous reviewers and editors for their many helpful insights and suggestions.

Citation

Gorondutse, A.H., Al Shdaifat, F.H., Hilman, H., Alajmi, R. and Ahmed, F. (2021), "Does government support matter in the relationship between future orientations on women’s effective leadership", Gender in Management, Vol. 36 No. 8, pp. 968-986. https://doi.org/10.1108/GM-05-2021-0129

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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