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Ideal Leadership Style Preferences by Generational Cohort Membership and Gender

Baker, Rebecca I
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5280-6917
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1438082120

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2015, Master of Arts (M.A.), Xavier University, Psychology.
Ideal leadership style preferences in the workplace is an issue that has received a large amount of attention; yet, the vast amount of literature remains inconsistent about the type of leadership that most subordinates prefer. Previous research has indicated that men and older generations prefer task-oriented leadership styles, whereas women and younger generations prefer interpersonally-oriented leadership styles. The aim of this study was to investigate the interaction between generation and gender on ideal leadership style preferences. The sample consisted of 272 participants who completed an online survey, consisting of the initiating structure and consideration subscales of the Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire – Ideal and the transformational and transactional subscales of the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire – 5X – Short Form via Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. The results of this study provided evidence that men, women, and all generations preferred significantly more transformational leadership behaviors than transactional leadership behaviors. This has several implications for organizations in how they should recruit, hire, and train potential managers, so that leadership styles are conducive to subordinates’ leadership style preferences.
Mark Nagy, Ph.D (Advisor)
Morrie Mullins, Ph.D (Committee Member)
Dalia Diab, Ph.D (Committee Member)
95 p.
Gender; Gender Studies; Organizational Behavior; Psychological Tests; Psychology; Social Psychology; Social Research; Sociology; Teaching; Womens Studies
transformational leadership; transactional leadership; consideration; initiating structure; ideal leadership style preferences; generations; Millennials; GenX; Baby Boomers; generational cohort membership; gender; LBDQ - Ideal; MLQ 5x; cusp theory; work

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  • Baker, R. I. (2015). Ideal Leadership Style Preferences by Generational Cohort Membership and Gender [Master's thesis, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1438082120

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Baker, Rebecca. Ideal Leadership Style Preferences by Generational Cohort Membership and Gender. 2015. Xavier University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1438082120.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Baker, Rebecca. "Ideal Leadership Style Preferences by Generational Cohort Membership and Gender." Master's thesis, Xavier University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1438082120

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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