As described by John Kotter of Harvard Business School (as cited in Robbins & Langton, 2001), "managers bring about order and consistency by drawing up formal plans, designing rigid organizational structures, and monitoring results against the plans" (p. 418-419), while contrastingly, "leaders establish direction by developing a vision of the future; then they align people by communicating this vision and inspiring them- (p.419). ... Transformational leaders typically "articulate a vision, use lateral or nontraditional thinking, encourage individual development, give regular feedback, use par...

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Introduction A. Reasons for Undertaking Research. Today, during these democratic transformations, women are becoming more active in many spheres and trying to compete with men and take their rightful place in a new society. Historically the administrative structure is comprised of men and does not reflect the developing level of public potential and therefore on the opportunities or influence of women on affairs of a society, state and family. It also fails to provide the correct social direction for the development of a society and its democratization. ...

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