NEW GENERATION’S EXPECTATIONS FOR 21ST CENTURY LEADER AND PERCEPTION BY YOUNG EMPLOYEES OF LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS

Autores

  • Iza Gigauri PhD in Business Administration, Associate Professor, St. Andrews Georgian University, Tbilisi, Georgia orcid.org/0000-0001-6394-6416
  • Zurab Mushkudiani PhD in Business Administration, Associate Professor, Batumi Navigation Teaching University, Batumi, Georgia orcid.org/0000-0003-0987-3564

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejmms.v6i3.1054

Palavras-chave:

leader, employee, woman leader, man leader, Georgia

Resumo

The purpose of the paper is to research young employees' attitudes toward leadership in their organizations and gender role in leadership. The study explores what expectations have young people towards leadership behavior and leadership traits. It opted for a quantitative research approach using the descriptive research method. The data was collected with the survey, and the questionnaire was distributed through the Internet. The gathered data was analyzed through MS Excel and SPSS. The research provides empirical insight on the perception of the Georgian young generation to both man and woman leaders. The study results contribute to organizations in their efforts to attract young employees with leadership skills and pave the way for further research of ethical leadership and gender differences in organizational leadership.

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Biografias do Autor

  • Iza Gigauri, PhD in Business Administration, Associate Professor, St. Andrews Georgian University, Tbilisi, Georgia orcid.org/0000-0001-6394-6416
    Iza Gigauri is an affiliate associate professor at the Saint Andrews Georgian University, School of Business, Computing, and Social sciences. Iza Gigauri received her Ph.D. in Business Administration from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (Georgia) in 2013. She holds an MBA from Business School Netherlands (The Netherlands) and an MBA from American University for Humanities Tbilisi Campus (Georgia). She is a graduate of Ilia State University (Georgia) and Ruhr-University Bochum (Germany). She was an associate professor at the Caucasus School of Business at Caucasus University (Georgia) and delivers lectures at all three levels of higher education. She received fellowships from the German Academic Exchange Program (DAAD), the Netherlands Fellowship Program (NFP Nuffic), and the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship. She writes and presents on issues of Marketing, Management, CSR, HRM, and Business.
  • Zurab Mushkudiani, PhD in Business Administration, Associate Professor, Batumi Navigation Teaching University, Batumi, Georgia orcid.org/0000-0003-0987-3564
    Zurab Mushkudiani is an associate professor and a leading researcher at Batumi Navigation Teaching University. He received his Ph.D. from Akaki Tsereteli State University in 2015 and has worked on plenty of local and international educational projects. Also, he worked in Kutaisi City Hall as a PR senior specialist and maintained a relationship with the public. His specialties are Management, Finance, and Education.

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2021-04-28

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Vol. 6 N.º 3 (2021)

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