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Leadership Behaviours In Times Of Pandemic: An Exploratory Study In The Local Public Administration Of Romania

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  • Alina Georgiana PROFIROIU

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania)

  • Corina -Cristiana NASTACÄ‚

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania)

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The present research aims to investigate the gender differences and similarities in the leadership styles practiced by civil servants in management positions during the Covid-19 pandemic, in the local public administration of Romania. The study focused on transformational and transactional leadership styles. The research methodology consisted of a sociological survey, conducted in one of Bucharest's (Romania’s capital) districts, among civil servants in execution positions who assessed their direct leaders’ behaviors. The research revealed that during the Covid-19 pandemic, the studied leaders exhibited predominantly behaviors specific to transformational and also transactional leadership. In women’s case, none of the two leadership styles was predominant. Male leaders tend to exhibit transformational behaviors, more than transactional ones. Civil servants within the sample considered that during the pandemic, their direct hierarchic superiors, exhibited predominantly transformational and transactional behaviors, the most appropriate leadership behaviors in times of crises and rarely, laissez-faire behaviors.

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  • Alina Georgiana PROFIROIU & Corina -Cristiana NASTACÄ‚, 2022. "Leadership Behaviours In Times Of Pandemic: An Exploratory Study In The Local Public Administration Of Romania," Proceedings of Administration and Public Management International Conference, Research Centre in Public Administration and Public Services, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 18(1), pages 11-19, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:rom:compca:v:18:y:2022:i:1:p:11-19
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