Purpose – This paper seeks to examine two management doctoral research projects to highlight the advantages in mixed methods as the primary research design. Design/methodology/approach – This paper summarises the methods of data collection and analysis which were used by two doctoral...

Purpose – The present paper is based on a cross‐cultural exploration of middle managers in two diverse cultures and aims to focus on how the leadership styles of managerial women are perceived and evaluated. In particular, female and male peer evaluations of leadership effectiveness in...

Purpose – This paper seeks to examine whether cultural context facilitates the emergence of different leadership styles. The key objective of the paper is to consider whether leadership styles are culturally‐linked and/or culturally‐biased. Design/methodology/approach – A multifactor...