DOI: 10.36347/sjebm.2021.v08i11.003

Pages: 423-432

Leadership is an issue of concern in businesses as they face plenty of obstacles in running their affairs. Long ago, men leaders have got all the attention, until women have come to the front and pursue key leadership roles and duties and became global leaders. The stereotypical concept of leadership since then has changed. This research involves a mixed method, conducted quantitatively through a survey (200 participants) and a Bayesian belief network, and qualitatively through an interview (8 women leaders) to clarify whether women can lead as men do and estimate the needed characteristics for a global leader. Results demonstrate that women can lead just as men do, with characteristics making a leader a global leader: Positive Influence, Demographic Characteristics, Ecological Management, and Personal Characteristics. The Personal Characteristics variable has the greatest impact on global leader.