GENDER DIFFERENTIATION IN LEADERSHIP AND ITS ROLE IN RAISING THE LEVEL OF ORGANIZATIONAL LOYALTY OF EMPLOYEES AT THE MODERN UNIVERSITY FOR BUSINESS AND SCIENCE

Abstract

The study aims to identify the main differences between women’s and men’s leadership with their (Democratic, Autocratic, and Laissez-faire) dimensions and their impact on organizational loyalty with its (Emotional, ethical, and Continuous) dimensions for personnel of Modern University for Business & Science in Lebanon. The study tackles the perception of leadership and its styles, organizational loyalty, and the principal literature of the main study variables. For the study application, the researcher applies the descriptive analytical approach and the questionnaire is approved for collecting the required data of the target population of (30) individuals. The study results conclude a statistically significant effect at the level (0.05) due to the different social types in leadership with all three types throughout personnel organizational loyalty in the university. According to the results achieved throughout the study, the researcher concludes a set of recommendations, the most fundamental of which is the necessary avoidance of the laissez-faire style of leadership that hinders the good functioning of organizational loyalty, in addition to the need to provide scope for personnel to participate in decision making and recognize their capabilities and efficiencies in achieving the organization’s objectives.