Abstract
<p>Saudi woman encounters many shapes of sexual segregation that stand as an obstacle against her option to occupy a frontline leadership position. There are misconceptions in our society that women are not even suitable for leadership. This paper aims to highlight the factors promoting success in leading organizations in general and the success of women in particular with highlighting the status of Saudi women in these factors. The main hypothesis is “the more the woman has factors of leadership, the more success she may achieve in leading organizations”. A model including the factors promoting successful Saudi Women Leaders is proposed and discussed to ensure accuracy of the above mentioned hypothesis. The findings expect bright future for Saudi women in light of keenness of King Abdullah to support woman to play her role in the society and preserve the rights to demonstrate her success in leadership.<strong></strong></p>
Highlights
Due to various cultural and structural characteristics of Saudi society, women in leadership positions in many Saudi organizations encounter different reality when compared with their male counterparts
Culture and society may represent an obstacle to the success of women in leadership like what happens in K.S.A., where Saudi women suffer from many forms of discrimination, that hamper their opportunity to get leadership positions, especially the traditional culture of Saudi society, which mixed with some Islamic practices embodied obstacles to women in Saudi Arabia to assume leadership positions
Saudi society with its special composition represents an obstacle to the success of women's leadership, while social mobility and Saudi culture currently on their way to modernity have seen many forms of change in favor of women's work and acceptance of her leadership
Summary
Due to various cultural and structural characteristics of Saudi society, women in leadership positions in many Saudi organizations encounter different reality when compared with their male counterparts. In Saudi society; Saudi women suffer from multiple forms of discrimination due to factors which rooted in traditional Saudi culture and social structure. In the light of the contemporary developments that play an essential and vital role in any successful organization, availability of several factors, capabilities and behaviors are required in the leader to enhance and magnify his chances of success in a leading position. In this study, these factors have been identified and its effects upon women leadership success have been analyzed in the Saudi society
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