Faculty of Education and Sport, University of Deusto, Avda. Universidades 24, 48007 Bilbao, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Dec 21;19(1):30. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19010030.
If the workplace environment is good, the health and well-being of employees will be good too. This research aims to distinguish whether there are differences when it comes to being directed by a man or a woman and whether this affects employees. An ad hoc questionnaire was applied, collecting personal information and including the MLQ-6 S. It was sent by mail and answered by 549 employees of 16 companies in the Basque Country, Spain. A total of 277 (50.5%) men and 272 (49.5%) women participated, among whom there were 63 managers. The methodology shows a double perspective of how employees understand and perceive the differences between male and female business leaders and how managers see themselves exercising this leadership. No significant differences have been perceived. Both men and women believe they make their employees feel good about exercising leadership (M = 42.11%, W = 48.00%) quite often. Employed women consider it more challenging to become leaders and reconcile their work-life. Men do not think so. Communication is the tool that women managers know best how to handle and where men seem to fail more. Working on it could achieve more business success and better health in employees.
如果工作环境良好，员工的健康和幸福感也会很好。本研究旨在区分员工受到男性或女性领导的指导是否存在差异，以及这种差异是否会对员工产生影响。我们采用了专门的问卷，收集个人信息并包括 MLQ-6S。该问卷通过邮件发送，由西班牙巴斯克地区的 16 家公司的 549 名员工回答。共有 277 名男性（50.5%）和 272 名女性（49.5%）参与其中，其中有 63 名经理。该方法从两个角度展示了员工如何理解和感知男性和女性企业领导者之间的差异，以及管理者如何看待自己行使这种领导力。没有发现显著差异。男性和女性都认为他们经常让员工对领导感到满意（男性的平均值为 42.11%，女性的平均值为 48.00%）。女性员工认为，成为领导者并协调工作与生活更具挑战性。男性则不这么认为。女性管理者最擅长沟通这一工具，而男性在这方面似乎表现更差。在这方面努力可以使企业取得更大的成功，并使员工更加健康。
