Communication Style Among Women Managers

Communication styles are representative of an individuals and also identifying the communication styles of an individual allows the understanding of individual background, the way of thinking and perception of social reality. In the organizational context, studying the communicator styles of a group...

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Main Author:	Kumaran, Yogananthini
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng
Published:	2010
Subjects:	HD28-70 Management Industrial Management
Online Access:	https://etd.uum.edu.my/3729/1/s804903.pdf
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description	Communication styles are representative of an individuals and also identifying the communication styles of an individual allows the understanding of individual background, the way of thinking and perception of social reality. In the organizational context, studying the communicator styles of a group of women managers can be equated with learning the organizational culture. The purposes of this study are to determine the predominant communication styles among women managers and to examine if an individual’s communication styles in an organization differ according to demographic variables. An exploratory study involving 48 women managers of Northern University of Malaysia (University Utara Malaysia) was conducted in which self-administered questionnaires were used. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and one-way ANOVA. The findings of this study showed that no significantly result in communication styles according to age, years of working, ethnic, educational background, and departments represented. Open, relaxed, and dramatic styles are found to be the top three predominant styles among women managers.
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spelling	my-uum-etd.37292014-02-05T07:52:57Z Communication Style Among Women Managers 2010 Kumaran, Yogananthini Ahmad, Mohd Khairie College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Awang Had Salleh Graduate School of Arts & Sciences HD28-70 Management. Industrial Management Communication styles are representative of an individuals and also identifying the communication styles of an individual allows the understanding of individual background, the way of thinking and perception of social reality. In the organizational context, studying the communicator styles of a group of women managers can be equated with learning the organizational culture. The purposes of this study are to determine the predominant communication styles among women managers and to examine if an individual’s communication styles in an organization differ according to demographic variables. An exploratory study involving 48 women managers of Northern University of Malaysia (University Utara Malaysia) was conducted in which self-administered questionnaires were used. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and one-way ANOVA. The findings of this study showed that no significantly result in communication styles according to age, years of working, ethnic, educational background, and departments represented. Open, relaxed, and dramatic styles are found to be the top three predominant styles among women managers. 2010 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/3729/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/3729/1/s804903.pdf text eng validuser http://lintas.uum.edu.my:8080/elmu/index.jsp?module=webopac-l&action=fullDisplayRetriever.jsp&szMaterialNo=0000775397 masters masters Universiti Utara Malaysia Abu Bakar, H., Mohamad, B., & Mustaffa, C. S. (2007). Superior-subordinate communication dimensions and working relationship: Gender preferences in a Malaysian organization . 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