Causal Attributions and Attitudes of Employees towards Women as Leaders in Habru Woreda of Amhara Region
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2008-06
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Addis Ababa University
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This study was conducted on govermnent office employees of Habru Woreda. Its major
purpose was to assess the causal attributions and attitudes of employees towards women
as leaders. To this effect, a structured questionnaire was administered to 204 government
office employees. To supplement the quantitative data gathered via questionnaire,
Focused Group Discussion was held with nine employees of different sector offices, who
were not participated in the final sample.
The quantitative data were analyzed using percentage, mean, t-test, and one-way
ANOVA. The information obtained from focused group discussion was al so summarized
qualitatively.
Results show that employees have positive attitude towards women as leaders and the
reasons were that women: have multidimensional personality, are more tactic full than
men, approach workers as their family members, can create peaceful work environment
and women are not susceptible for corruption, they are honest.
Furthermore, t-test of this study reveals that the magnitude of women's attitude towards
'women as leaders' was greater than men's attitude.
On the other hand, one-way ANOV A revealed that employees' education and salary had
no significant effect on their attitude towards women as leaders.
Finally conclusions and recommendations were made on the basis of the research result.
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Employees towards Women as Leaders