How Organizational Culture Shapes Women’s Leadership Experiences
Abstract
:1. Introduction
…[a] pattern of shared basic assumptions learned by a group as it solved its problems of external adaptation and internal integration, which has worked well enough to be considered valid and, therefore, to be taught to new members as the correct way to perceive, think, and feel in relation to those problems.(p. 18)
2. Literature Review
2.1. Organizational Culture and Higher Education
2.2. Institutional Fit
2.3. Theological Commitments and Women’s Leadership
3. Research Methodology
3.1. Participants
3.2. Findings and Discussion
3.3. Grounded Theory Model
3.4. Limitations
3.5. Theoretical Contributions and Implications for Practice
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Longman, K.; Daniels, J.; Bray, D.L.; Liddell, W. How Organizational Culture Shapes Women’s Leadership Experiences. Adm. Sci. 2018, 8, 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci8020008
Longman K, Daniels J, Bray DL, Liddell W. How Organizational Culture Shapes Women’s Leadership Experiences. Administrative Sciences. 2018; 8(2):8. https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci8020008
Chicago/Turabian StyleLongman, Karen, Jessica Daniels, Debbie Lamm Bray, and Wendy Liddell. 2018. "How Organizational Culture Shapes Women’s Leadership Experiences" Administrative Sciences 8, no. 2: 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci8020008
APA StyleLongman, K., Daniels, J., Bray, D. L., & Liddell, W. (2018). How Organizational Culture Shapes Women’s Leadership Experiences. Administrative Sciences, 8(2), 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci8020008