To be a female leader, be authentic. : A qualitative comparative study with the purpose of exploring, identifying and creating a greater understanding of how females construct their identity as leaders within male-dominated small and medium enterprises in Sweden and the Netherlands.

This study has had the purpose to explore, identify and develop a greater understanding of how females construct their identity as leaders. The focus of this study has been on eight female leaders with sufficient profession, knowledge and experience within male-dominated small and medium enterprises in Sweden and the Netherlands, where a comparison has been made between them. A qualitative study has been conducted where the focus has been on the abductive research approach. Together with this, semi-structured interviews have been used in order to arrive at the final research result. With caref... Mehr ...