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Showing 1 to 20 of 77 for “"women leaders"”.
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Latina Women Leaders: Their experiences, obstacles, and triumphs
… research study was comprised of ten Latina women school principals in a western state. Each interview was tape recorded and transcribed verbatim. Quality measures of an audit trail, triangulation, and member check were conducted. All participant information was kept confidential and each was …
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Senior women leaders in higher education overcoming barriers to success
… a deeper understanding of what it takes for women to succeed as cabinet-level higher education administrators. The findings not only offer a wealth of strategies for career success and for overcoming professional and personal challenges, but also shed new light on critical factors that affect …
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Women Leaders in Higher Education: Overcoming Barriers Through Transformational Leadership
This study identified barriers to leadership emergence and documented leadership behaviors of a purposeful sample of successful women in private faith-based institutes of higher education. Gender, glass ceiling, mentorship, collaboration, and observation emerged as the four main themes that …
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The impact of Black women leaders during a consent decree
… the scholarship and contributions of Black women leadership, by exploring the lived experiences of Black women in leadership positions in K-12 public schools and the community during a consent decree. Literature either overlooks Black women or categorizes them with all women. The narrative …
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Leveling The Playing Field: Learning From Women Leaders In Professional Sports
… in a continued male-dominated atmosphere. Women have slowly been able to enter this field but are still not fully accepted or equally represented. Through interviews with 10 women from the NBA, NHL, NFL, MLS, WNBA and MLB, I sought to understand why this gender imbalance may exist, learn …
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Help wanted: The call for transformative women leaders in higher education
… next few years, creating an opportunity for more women to step into this executive-level role. In this causal comparative quantitative study, data was collected from 211 current CEMOs to understand the challenges and highlights of the role and provide recommendations for reshaping the role to …
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Women Leaders Resolving Conflict in Higher Education: A Feminist Epistemological Perspective
… in the academy is vital for those who aspire to leadership positions (Nadler & Nadler, 1987; Walters, Stuhlmacher, & Meyer, 1998). Presently, however, women face significant barriers to achieving success in higher education administration, including gender expectations for conflict resolution …
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Knowing Leaders: Centering Gender and Identity Among Women Leaders in Higher Education
<p>This dissertation centered the experiences of women academic leaders – their backgrounds, educational experiences and leadership styles – to illuminate the intersection of identity and leadership. Using narrative inquiry as a methodological framework (Clandinin & Connelly, 2000; Creswell, 2013), …
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The Influence of Code-Switching on Black Women Leaders: A Phenomenological Study
… known as code-switching, may affect how these leaders are perceived by others and their influence on others. When Black women cannot be authentic, it may affect how they lead and are perceived by others in the workplace. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological Dissertation in Practice …
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The Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Black Women Leaders in Fortune 500 Companies
<p>Black women are underrepresented in leadership positions within organizations. The extent to which self-efficacy influences the advancement potential of Black females is unknown. The purpose of this study was to examine the self-efficacy beliefs of black women in leadership positions and to …
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Leadership: Collaborative not Confrontational - Understanding Leadership from the Perspectives of Angami Women Leaders
… method of Grounded Theory to understand leadership from the perspectives of specific women belonging to the Angami Naga tribe, which is one of the major tribes of northeast India. The Nagas are patrilineal, and public leadership is in the hands of men. Yet Naga women have exhibited strong …
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Stereotype Threat and Women Leaders’ Performance: The Moderating Role of Positive Gender Identity
… conceptualizations that people hold about leaders (Schein, 1973; Offermann & Coats, 2018). Men are often perceived as more suitable occupants of leadership roles than women, resulting in women leaders facing stereotype-based expectations. Being in a situation where the stereotype about …
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Looking Forward, Looking Back, Looking Inward: Lessons from Vital Women Leaders in Old Age
… This study looks into the lives of nine women over the age of 65 who have found within themselves the strength, courage and determination to overcome the stereotypes of aging in order to become leaders in their old age. Life stories were obtained through personal interviews. Data from the …
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First Bosses' Primary Early Career Mentor Influence on Women Leaders in the Retail Industry
<p>Women hold the majority of positions in the retail industry; however, they hold proportionally fewer top leadership positions than men. Therefore, it is important to understand the opportunities in leadership development available to women in the retail industry so that appropriate professional …
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Orientations to moral reasoning among men and women leaders of higher education in Taiwan
… culture, and moral dilemma contexts. Eighteen leaders of higher educational institutes in Taiwan, 9 males and 9 females, were interviewed concerning their real-life moral dilemmas in both their professional life and personal life. Forty three incidents were generated by the participants in both …
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Asian American Women Leaders in the Pacific Coast: Their Pathway to Presidency in Two-Year Institutions
… continues to see an underrepresentation of women as presidents of colleges and universities especially Asian Americans in general. In comparison with other racial and ethnic groups, Asian Americans are the only group not equally represented in high executive positions such as the …
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Leadership Achievement in Healthcare: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Voices and Experiences of Black Women Leaders
… to be led in a traditional dominant culture leadership hierarchy. White males, the dominant culture in healthcare hierarchy, hold the greatest percentages of health system C-suite and senior vice-president positions. While the majority of the healthcare workforce (direct patient care and …
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Understanding Women Leaders in a Male-Dominated Profession: A Study of the United States Marine Corps' Women Generals
… future success requires a significant shift in leadership due to globalization, flattened organizational command and control structures, rapid technology growth, and the shift from manufacturing to service industries. Specifically, current leaders and scholars have begun to recognize the …
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