The use of gender identified managerial communication skills in male and female human resources managers : a comparative study, 1999

Item — Call Number: MU Thesis All

Identifier: b2195836

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate Communication program. The holdings are bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts degree.

Dates

Creation: 1999

Creator

Russo, Lisa A. (Lisa Allocco) (1964- ) (Author, Person)
Novek, Eleanor (Thesis advisor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Access is by appointment only.

Access to the collection is confined to the Monmouth University Library and is subject to patron policies approved by the Monmouth University Library.

Collection holdings may not be borrowed through interlibrary loan.

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Patrons must complete a Researcher Registration Form and provide appropriate identification to gain access to the collection holdings. Copies of these documents will be kept on file at the Monmouth University Library.

Extent

1 Items (print book) : 34 pages ; 8.5 x 11.0 inches (28 cm).

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The study of the perceived existence of gendered communication styles among male and female managers has been the focus of much organizational communication research. With a growing number of women occupying middle and upper management positions, feminist scholars are working to dispel the myth that female managers use ineffective communication styles compared to their male counterparts.

The purpose of this study is to analyze the gender-identified communication styles used by male and female managers. The researcher will attempt to determine the successful gender-identified communication styles of a group of male and female human resources managers. The three standard questions explored in this research are:

Q1: What are some managerial communication skills that managers use?
Q2: What types of managerial communication skills have been labeled as female-identified and male-identified communication skills?
Q3: What, if anything, would make a manager feel comfortable using communication strategies deemed effective, but typically identified as being used by the opposite gender?

The results of this study showed no overwhelming evidence that male and female managers tend to use male-identified and female-identifed managerial communication skills, respectively. In fact, there were more instances when male managers used female-identifed communication skills compared to female managers.