Shemica Davis
November 29, 2012
MG-346
Term Paper

Gender Differences In Managerial Style

A Study was conducted to assess whether there were gender differences in perceived effectiveness of management skills. Gender differences were found (by gender) on the set of management skills that I studied for this class they were communicating, coaching and developing, and time management. It was not surprising that females reported higher perceived effectiveness then men in the communicating skills. Females are more likely than males to indicate that they use an interactive style of management called transformational leadership. This leadership style was found to be correlated with lots of management skills associated with success. After doing lots of research I have found that females receive more developmental opportunities than their male colleagues. Through the early 1990’s, a growing body of research emerged that there were no gender differences in gender differences(Rosener , 1990). Although the work of Rosener have shaken lots of studies to find out if gender really play a part in your work place, they all have difference in opinion. Given the number of studies that have been done on this subject everyone has came up with different findings. Gender differences in such styles such as leadership and management it is important to emphasize that the research results may not provide enough evidence of gender differences in actual leadership behaviour and management effectiveness. Rather, the study provides insight into gender differences in self-rating of leadership styles and management skills. Women in much of the research have found to have more skills and more pride in their work. Males have pride but lack the communication that is needed to provide self-skills in doing a great job. Women were found to listen and pay more attention than their male colleagues