Abstract

The new role of man in the working process is oriented towards employee development, creating motivational climate, individual motivation, flexibility and changes. All these factors in great manner contribute towards maintaining good conditions for creating a new style of leadership where a woman has a completely different position. The aim of this paper is to examine the attitudes of managers of both genders with respect to the following aspects of managerial affairs: elements of successful management, dominant behaviour, mode of decision-making and delegating, priorities in leadership styles, leaders’ personal characteristics and subordinates’ characteristics. Apart from determining the differences between the attitudes of managers of different gender according to the given criteria, the secondary aim is to define the management style of female managers. The obtained results of this paper will show statistically significant differences in the characteristics, attitudes and behavior of managers of both genders in their working environment, according to all the examined criteria.

Key words: Leadership, female, style, management.