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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Scott, Halee Gray

Titel

Women leaders in Protestant, evangelical nonprofit organizations: Individual perceptions regarding congruity between gender and leadership roles

Ort / Verlag

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses

Erscheinungsjahr

2010

Quelle

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Research suggests that one's perceptions of an ideal leader do not always match one's perceptions of an ideal woman. The roles are incongruous. Role congruity theory has been well documented in the secular business sectors, but little research exists on how role congruity affects the success of women leaders within Protestant, evangelical nonprofit organizations. The purpose of this study, which used a causal comparative methodology, was to examine role congruity theory within these organizations in order to discover whether or not role incongruity posed as an obstacle for women leaders serving in evangelical nonprofit sectors through the use of the revised version of Schein's (1973) The Descriptive Index. The sample was selected from twenty-one organizations that are members of the Christian Leadership Alliance. Participants completed one of the seven versions of the revised Descriptive Index, in addition to providing basic demographic information. Similar to previous research, results indicated that role congruity emerged as an obstacle for women. Unlike previous research, role congruity emerged as an issue for men as well. Furthermore, male managers differed more from successful middle managers than female managers.