Download This PaperThe Dynamic Career Pathway From Glass Ceiling to Glass Cliff – A Perception of Male Counterparts on Women Leadership in Banking Industry
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT AND ALLIED SCIENCES (IJBMAS) Vol.6, Issue.2, 2019 Apr-June
9 Pages Posted: 14 May 2020
Date Written: 2019
Abstract
The main objective of the study was to understand the perception of Male Counterparts on Women Leadership in Banking Industry. A sample of 185 male counterparts who had a working experience under women leadership, who are currently working in the banking industry in Ahmedabad region i.e. ICICI bank, Axis bank, Kotak bank, bank of Baroda, SBI bank, kalupur commercial bank as well as those male employee who have recently left the bank to pursue work in other industry were the population for the study. Through the analyses conducted, it was determined that male counterparts perceived women leadership positively. There was no significant difference in perception of men for women leader’s characteristics on the basis of their experience of working under women leadership. (P> .05) except for the factor internal motivation (F=2.385, p= 0.040) and Recognizes and reward performance (F= 2.490, p=.033). These two characteristics of women leader have the significant difference on the basis of their experience under women leadership. There is a positive strong correlation between all the factors of barriers and women career building opportunities except for the factor role model have a weak correlation. It is concluded by this research that women possess both transactional leadership and transformational leadership.
Keywords: Gender Gap, Glass Ceiling, Leadership
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