Pandemic COVID-19 and Under Pressure: Exploring Women in Aviation Challenges

• Published in: Women in Aviation: Management, Talent and Empowerment during Crisis Era
• Main Author: Besar Sa’Aid H.; Sa’aid H.B.; Noh H.M.
• Format: Book chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2023
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85197040905&doi=10.1007%2f978-981-99-3098-2_17&partnerID=40&md5=539a87985247a553722c8579dd4ca735

Women are often considered inferior in leadership. However, the number of women leaders increased in the past two years and occupied top level positions in organizations. This demonstrates that women have capabilities as men, and it indicates that they are effective leaders. Effective leaders are intertwined with their personalities, context and situations that shape their leadership style. Therefore, we are interested to explore which leadership style is suitable for women’s leadership in crisis in response to future challenges. Review of literature was conducted to address the research question. Nvivo12 is adopted to assist the analysis process. As a result, it is found that transformational leadership style is suitable for women’s leadership in crisis since this leadership style is future-oriented, fast response, and provide direction to group members. Additionally, transformational leadership style accommodates the characteristics of women’s leadership style. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023.