Gender and the motivation to lead : what we know from studies of entrepreneurial, professional and leadership in the 21st century

• Main Authors: Li, Yimeng, Chan, Kim Yin, Chernyshenko, Olexander, Ma, Jian, Low, Kin-Yew, Ho, Moon-Ho Ringo
• Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Management::Leadership; DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology::Motivation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/96589; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/10641
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Gatzka, Elprana, Stiehl, & Felfe (2009) noted that past attempts to explain the under-representation of women in leadership positions worldwide have neglected the motivational aspects of leadership. In their structured interviews with 50 organizational leaders, male managers rated the motivation...