Sex-type and adrogyny on effective leadership style among middle managers

• Main Authors: Cundangan, Jocelyn S., Sengco, Ma. Elena S.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1993
• Subjects: Leadership > Sex differences; Middle managers > Sex differences; Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/3922
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study aims to determine the difference between sex-type and androgynous middle managers on effective leadership style. The respondents of this descriptive study were 200 middle managers. 100 of which came from service-oriented organizations and another 100 from manufacturing organizations. The basis for classifying middle managers were their position being below the vice-president level and above supervisory level. Survey questionnaires were utilized as the study's instrument. The instruments were Bem Sex-Role Inventory and Leadership Appraisal Questionnaire. The scores from the survey questionnaires were then subjected to statistical tests: mean and standard deviation to measure the level of the variables masculinity and femininity, and t-test for independent samples for the variable effective leadership style. With the level of significance set at 0.05, the study's results revealed that there is a significant difference between sex-type and androgynous middle managers on effective leadership style.