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Comparative Research on Leadership Profile of Estonian and Finnish Female Top Executives

Literature Item

Author Information:

Name: Kooskora, M (Kooskora, Mari); Piigli, M (Piigli, Marta)

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Abstract:

Despite the progress made at board level with female representation on average in EU, there still remains a gap between those in the top of the list and the last. Within the EU, Finland is leading the way with more than 29.1 % of women on boards; yet neighboring country Estonia, with both language and cultural proximity with 8.1 % is far lower than EU average of 16.6 %. In order to identify the reasons for the gap among the member states a high level comparative research was conducted on the example of Estonia and Finland with the focus on high end top female executives, managing companies with an international scope with a turnover up to billion euros and thousands of employees. The research set out to identify the similarities and differences in the context of Estonian and Finnish top female executives with the aim to assess whether the leadership profile is influenced by the context and what are the possible effects on their leadership profile. In order to reach the study objectives, a mixed-method research was conducted.

Keywords:

Female leadership studies, Estonia-Finland historical differences, Personality profile, Empirical research, Combined research methodology

Dates:

Jan. 1, 2015 - None

Source Specificity:

None, None, None

Website:

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-22593-7_1

Power Domains:

Social

Methods Tools:

Awareness-raising, Monitoring

Country:

EE

City:

Tallinn

Implementation Scale:

international

Language:

English

Other Links:

DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-22593-7_1