Internationale Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Managementwissenschaften

Women’s Leadership Characteristics and Its Impact in Developing the Psychological Capital: Test of the Moderating Role of Experience Power (Analytical Study from the Perspective of Subordinates in Private Education Schools in Amman)

Abstract

Ahmed Ali Salih and Maryam Salman Al-Dulaimi

This study aimed to demonstrate impact of the characteristics of women's leadership at the psychological capital development, with the experience power as a moderating role. To achieve the objectives of the study were used descriptive and analytical approach to the appropriateness of the nature of this study, which used the questionnaire as a key tool for the study, and after testing the validity and reliability of the questionnaire, (379) questionnaires have been distributed to identify the study sample who occupy the following administrative levels: (teachers and administrators), it showed that there are (3) questionnaires are not valid for analysis, and thus became the number of valid questionnaires for analysis (376) questionnaires, at a rate (99.2%) of the recovered questionnaires. The researcher used group of descriptive and deductive analysis using SPSS-21. The study reached several conclusions, including: the practice of women’s leadership characteristics is high, in the special education schools in Amman governorate, and the level of the psychological capital is average between subordinates, also the experience power has a high level. And there is an impact of practicing the women’s leadership characteristics on psychological capital, and the presence of statistically significant impact for the characteristics of the women’s leadership characteristics with its five dimensions in the psychological capital development, in the presence of the experience power moderating role in private education schools. And in view of these results, the study recommended a number of recommendations, including, boosting the practices of women’s leadership characteristics for the leader by increasing top management support, and taking a good care with the psychological capital and its effect on the individual work in the organization. Finally, to continue seek and search in women’s leadership characteristics and the power of experience and connect them with educational sector, as well as encourage investment with the psychological capital.