When women do become managers, do they bring a different style and different skills to the job? Are they better, or worse, managers than men? Are women more highly motivated and 【A1】______ than male managers?
Some research 【A2】______ the idea that women bring different attitudes and skills to management jobs, such as greater 【A3】______ , an emphasis on affiliation and attachment, and a 【A4】______ to bring emotional factors to bear 【A5】______ making workplace decisions. These differences are 【A6】______ to carry advantages for companies, 【A7】______ they expand the range of techniques that can be used to 【A8】______ the company manage its workforce【A9】______ .
A study commissioned by the International Women’ s Forum 【A10】______ a management style used by some women managers (and also by some men) that 【A11】______ from the command-and-control style【A12】______ used by male managers. Using this “interactive leadership” approach, “women 【A13】______ participation, share power and information, 【A14】______ other people’ s self-worth, and get others excited about their work. All these【A15】______ reflect their belief that allowing【A16】______ to contribute and to feel 【A17】______ and important is a win-win 【A18】______ —good for the employees and the organization. ” The study’ s director 【A19】______ that “interactive leadership may emerge 【A20】______ the management style of choice for many organizations. ”