The perception and level of acceptance towards gender differences in leadership on public and private organization / Siti Sutra Abdul Sukor and Nur Hidayah Kassim

The succession of an organization is determined by the leadership of the top management. The effectiveness and efficiency of the leader are the dominant factor that leads to the performance of the worker and the organization itself. At its best, leadership is a partnership that involves mutual trust between two people who work together to achieve common goals. Leadership shifts back and forth between them, depending on the task at hand and who has the competence and commitment to deal with it. According to the McShane and Von Glinow, in their book, Organizational Behavior, they defined leadership is the ability to influence, motivate and enable others to contribute toward the effectiveness of the organizations of which they are members.