<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The topic of leadership has attracted considerable interest amongst academics and practitioners. Much of the interest in the area of leadership is based on explicit and implicit claims that leadership styles are linked to organizational performance. This study aimed to examine the transformational leadership style among women sports leaders in the Kingdom of Bahrain. A total of 16 female sports leaders from the Kingdom of Bahrain participated in this study. The Multi-factor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) was used to determine the transformational leadership style of individuals. A demographic questionnaire was also administered to collect participants’ personal data. The results indicated that transformational leadership style is moderate among women sports leaders in the Kingdom of Bahrain, thus we need to develop the leadership skills of women sports leaders in the Kingdom of Bahrain.</p></abstract>

The topic of leadership has attracted considerable interest amongst academics and practitioners. Much of the interest in the area of leadership is based on explicit and implicit claims that leadership styles are linked to organizational performance. This study aimed to examine the transformational leadership style among women sports leaders in the Kingdom of Bahrain. A total of 16 female sports leaders from the Kingdom of Bahrain participated in this study. The Multi-factor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) was used to determine the transformational leadership style of individuals. A demographic questionnaire was also administered to collect participants’ personal data. The results indicated that transformational leadership style is moderate among women sports leaders in the Kingdom of Bahrain, thus we need to develop the leadership skills of women sports leaders in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

An Exploration of Transformational Leadership Preferences Among Women Sports Leaders in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Ministry of Education, Kingdom of Bahrain

Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research

The topic of leadership has attracted considerable interest amongst academics and practitioners. Much of the interest in the area of leadership is based on...

An Exploration of Transformational Leadership Preferences Among Women Sports Leaders in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Online veröffentlicht: 15. März 2013

Seitenbereich: 29 - 32

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2013-0005

Schlüsselwörter
transformational leadership, Women Leaders, Kingdom of Bahrain

This content is open access.

An Exploration of Transformational Leadership Preferences Among Women Sports Leaders in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Online veröffentlicht: 15. März 2013

Seitenbereich: 29 - 32

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2013-0005

Schlüsselwörtertransformational leadership, Women Leaders, Kingdom of Bahrain

This content is open access.

Schlüsselwörter
transformational leadership, Women Leaders, Kingdom of Bahrain