Leadership Education: The Impact of Managerial Level and Gender on Learning
Department
Management and Entrepreneurship
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1996
Abstract
Examines the impact of level and gender on the learning of participants who attended a one- week leadership education programme. A total of 550 executives and managers from major private and public sector organizations participated in 14 residential seminars. Three-month follow-up questionnaire data were collected from 65 per cent of attendees. As predicted, significantly more learning was reported by executives than managers and by women executives than women managers. Uses a combination of social system and role theories to provide an understanding of the obtained level and gender findings. Offers implications for training and practice including the need for institutionally-sponsored mentoring programmes linked with gender-sensitive leadership training.
Journal Title
Journal of Managerial Psychology
Journal ISSN
0268-3946
Volume
11
Issue
2
First Page
31
Last Page
40
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1108/02683949610110541