Are women "cooler" than men during crises? Exploring gender differences in perceiving organisational crisis preparedness proneness

Authors: Mano-Negrin, Rita; Sheaffer, Zachary

Source: Women in Management Review, Volume 19, Number 2, 2004 , pp. 109-122(14)

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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Abstract:

The paper examines how male and female executives' leadership orientations are reflected in crisis awareness. Drawing on management-related gender and crisis theories, it is argued that women's proclivity to employ participative decision making is mirrored advantageously in coping with crisis-related scenarios. Predicated on a sample of 112 Israeli executives it is shown that perceptions of crisis preparedness/proneness are gender-based and that women are more likely to employ a holistic approach that facilitates crisis preparedness.

Keywords: Gender; Leadership; Managers; Organizational behaviour; Organizational conflict; Sampling methods

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09649420410525315

Publication date: 2004-03-01