Date of Conferral
2023
Degree
Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.)
School
Management
Advisor
Meridith Wentz
Abstract
The nonexistence of organizational culture to increase female leadership in technology organizations impacts organizations’ performance. Leaders of technology organizations who do not create an organizational culture to increase female leadership may experience innovation gaps reducing their competitive advantage. Grounded in the gendered organization theory, the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies that leaders of technology organizations use to create a culture-friendly environment and adequate support that allows women to occupy leadership positions for improving business performance. The participants were three technology leaders located in the United States. Data were collected via semistructured interviews and publicly available information on the company’s website. Yin’s five-step approach was used to analyze the data. The key emergent themes were developing female skill sets, promoting development programs and continuous training, work-life balance amongst female employees, and networking programs to support female employees to undertake leadership positions. A key recommendation for technology leaders is to connect with associations and resource groups to encourage mentorship and sponsorship within and outside the organization and direct feedback channels to management. The implications for positive social change include the potential to promote and encourage the number of women in leadership, potentially encouraging education among young girls, thereby reducing illiteracy and poverty in society.
Recommended Citation
Awodogan, kikelomo Lina, "Achieving an Organizational Culture to Increase Female Leadership in Technology Organizations" (2023). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 14646.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/14646
