Sex‐role Behaviour and Leadership: An Empirical Investigation

Abstract

Female nursing supervisors and subordinate nurses in an American hospital were given questionnaires to see if there was a link between sex‐role behaviour and leadership style. It is concluded that a form of job stereotyping exists, since individuals in supervisory positions are perceived by others as being less feminine, simply because they hold that position.

Citation

Bushardt, S.C., Fowler, A. and Caveny, R. (1987), "Sex‐role Behaviour and Leadership: An Empirical Investigation", Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Vol. 8 No. 5, pp. 13-16. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb053622