Leadership In Public Organizations Research Articles

On the Edge of A Glass Cliff: Women in Leadership in Public Organizations

Public management research and research on organizations more generally has focused on diversity in leadership, with particular attention to issues of gender. Yet, little is known about the organizational circumstances under which women attain leadership positions, particularly in public sector settings. The glass cliff theory, stemming from research on private sector organizations, can further our understanding of these circumstances in public organizations. The glass cliff theory suggests that when women do get into leadership positions, it is most likely when the organization is in a period of crisis and when the risk of failure is higher. Using a national sample of local education agencies, this study finds support for the glass cliff theory and also finds that women hold more leadership positions in public organizations when women are in elected positions, women are in lower ranking positions, and agencies are larger.

On the Edge of A Glass Cliff: Women in Leadership in Public Organizations

Public management research and research on organizations more generally has focused on diversity in leadership, with particular attention to issues of gender. Yet, little is known about the organizational circumstances under which women attain leadership positions, particularly in public sector settings. The glass cliff theory, stemming from research on private sector organizations, can further our understanding of these circumstances in public organizations. The glass cliff theory suggests that when women do get into leadership positions, it is most likely when the organization is in a period of crisis and when the risk of failure is higher. Using a national sample of local education agencies, this study finds support for the glass cliff theory and also finds that women hold more leadership positions in public organizations when women are in elected positions, women are in lower ranking positions, and agencies are larger.

The Study of Organizational Effectiveness Influenced by Leadership in Public Organizations:Focused on the Recognition of Public Officials in Changwon City

The Study of Organizational Effectiveness Influenced by Leadership in Public Organizations:Focused on the Recognition of Public Officials in Changwon City

Power and transformational leadership in public organizations

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between perceived power and transformational leadership in the public sector.Design/methodology/approach– The authors investigate this topic empirically in the context of German police forces using a between-groups design, manipulating power and statistically analyzing the results on the multifactor leadership questionnaire.Findings– Police officers with a high perception of power achieve significantly lower scores on transformational leadership compared to their low power counterparts.Research limitations/implications– The study contributes to advancing public leadership theory by showing that transformational leadership, which is considered as particularly useful in public organizations, is likely to be adversely affected by leaders’ power. Furthermore, it also extends on the literature on power by providing first empirical evidence that power has a significant impact not only on factors such as the pursuit of a goal, social behavior, or affect, but also on leadership.Practical implications– The results suggest either to control power accumulation in leadership positions of public organizations, for instance by implementing flat hierarchies, or to come to terms with more authoritative leadership styles in top management.Originality/value– To the best of knowledge, the authors provide the first study that investigates the impact of power on transformational leadership in the public sector using an experimental design and quantitative empirical data.

Economic and Political Strengthening of Women and Their Position of Decision Making: Case of Kosovo

After 1999, Kosovo has undergone not only politically major changes but also social and economic development. This paper has to focus, researching on all information pertaining to women, seen from the perspective of increasing her role in society and the economy of Kosovo. Is analyzed the participation of Kosovas’s women in the labor process, leadership and decision making positions and their leadership in public organizations and private economic power with women in the world. Women confront many challenges in front of men on their way to career, because they are affected by the patriarchal tradition that is still present in Kosovo. Also, through analysis, public policy on gender equality programs in support of women's entrepreneurship we are trying to understand themselves and the perception of women in this process and their commitment. Obviously, in this paper as a starting point contributed a number of authors, books, reports and articles of international organizations, which in their essence prove that a developed country has economically empowered women. As well research provides an overview of the results and interpretation of the data provides the quantitative research conducted through questionnaire and interviews. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n10p354