Women and leadership: the case of women managers in Lebanon

Identifier:  TDX:3998

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TDX3998

Authors:  Shouman, Lina

Abstract:
The present PhD thesis aims to examine some of the challenges that continue to hinder women advancement to leadership roles, why some women do not accept having a female boss and whether female subordinates are always supportive of their female boss. Thus, this thesis consists of three empirical research articles and one bibliometric review article, which can provide a coherent body of work related to Lebanese female managers. The bibliometric review investigates the status of gender diversity in organizations and its implications to subordinates' performance. With this purpose, we analyzed numerous research papers and identified the barriers that can impede the inclusion of women on corporate boards of directors, as well as the drivers that might improve females' representation on boards. We also examined some of the factors that influence subordinates' satisfaction including satisfaction with their leader, their leader's performance, and their own performance. As for the three empirical research articles, their aim was to examine some of the challenges that continue to hinder Lebanese women advancement to leadership roles, explore some work-life strategies that can be implemented by Lebanese men and women leaders to balance their work and non-work activities and promote their roles as leaders, as well as investigate Lebanese female entrepreneurs' challenges and opportunities.