Leadership Perceptions Based on Gender, Experience, and Education
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https://doi.org/10.23918/ijsses.v6i1p142Keywords:
Leadership Virtues, Gender Effect, Ethical Leadership, Morale of a Leader, Knowledge of a Leader, Attitude of a LeaderAbstract
The aim of this study is to elaborate how differently the employees evaluate their leaders’ virtues based on employees’ gender, experience, and education in different organizations in Sulaymaniyah city of Kurdistan region of Iraq. Data were collected through survey questionnaire from 408 employees and managers of the companies who operate in Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Further, the data were evaluated utilizing IBM SPSS 24 independent samples t test and ANOVA analysis. The results showed that there is no GENDER difference in evaluation of leader’s morale, knowledge, and attitude while experience and education does partially.
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