Proceedings of the IISES Annual Conference, Sevilla, Spain

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE OF FEMALE AND MALE MANAGERS IN PRIVATE AND STATE ENTERPRISES

MARIOLA DŹWIGOŁ-BAROSZ

Abstract:

The following article presented issues related to how differently female and male managers are perceived. The Author emphasised the role of emotional intelligence which, to a large extent, determines one’s ability to effectively manage a company. She presented differences between management styles and characteristic traits of both sexes, as stipulated by Polish and foreign researchers. The research methodics as to perceiving male and female managers through the prism of competence in the field of emotional intelligence were presented. The article presented findings of surveys carried out over 2013-2016 and covering 228 respondents within the scope of 33 competencies out of 11 competence groups related to emotional intelligence. The author stipulated those competencies that were shared by male and female managers, as well as those areas where particular groups were perceived in a more favourable way, with a consideration given to the legal form of the researched enterprises.

Keywords: manager, gender, competences, emotional intelligence

DOI: 10.20472/IAC.2018.035.013

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