TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine to what extent there were gender differences in leadership styles shown by leaders in mental health organizations (MHOs) in North Carolina, as expressed through transformational, transactional and laissez-faire leadership attributes.Design/methodology/approach The author used a quantitative, causal-comparative analysis to test the hypothesis.Findings A series of t-tests were conducted to determine if significant differences existed between genders and leadership attributes of MHO leaders. The results revealed no significant gender differences in leadership styles of MHO leaders.Research limitations/implications One implication was the convenience nature of this sample affected the internal validity of this study, since these findings may not accurately reflect the leadership styles in the target population. The second implication is the sample size’s effect on the external validity, as the results cannot be extrapolated from a nonrandom sample to the target population. The consequence of using a smaller then necessary convenience sample is decreased analytical power or ability to identify small-size effects of gender that in a larger sample might have been statistically significant.Originality/value Due to the scarcity of studies regarding gender differences in leadership styles in MHOs, this study examined this area to fill the gap in the research field.
VL  - 38
IS  - 7
SN  - 0262-1711
DO  - 10.1108/JMD-01-2019-0034
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JMD-01-2019-0034
AU  - Miranda Sophia Raquel
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - Preferred leadership styles by gender
T2  - Journal of Management Development
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 604
EP  - 615
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -