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A desigualdade de género é uma questão social premente e às organizações, enquanto agentes de mudança, compete-lhes a prossecução dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável das Nações Unidas, nomeadamente a promoção da igualdade de oportunidades em todos os níveis de decisão e a desconstrução de barreiras de género que limitam o acesso das mulheres a cargos de topo. Neste sentido, a análise do compromisso organizacional (CO) em contextos de género é particularmente relevante, pois permite compreender de que forma a liderança feminina influencia o envolvimento, a identificação e a retenção dos colaboradores. Estudar o CO neste enquadramento constitui um contributo para a valorização da liderança feminina e das suas práticas comunicacionais enquanto fator alavancador do sucesso organizacional.
Esta dissertação procurou dar resposta à pergunta: “De que forma a liderança feminina, através da comunicação, determina o compromisso organizacional dos colaboradores?”, através de um estudo exploratório descritivo. Para tal, recorreu-se a uma metodologia mista, onde foram aplicadas quatro entrevistas semiestruturadas a líderes femininas na área da Comunicação e das Relações Públicas e um inquérito por questionário a 176 colaboradores de diversas organizações.
Os resultados evidenciaram uma adoção de práticas predominantemente transformacionais por parte das líderes, como escuta ativa, empatia, feedback e adaptação às necessidades dos colaboradores, complementadas por comportamentos transacionais, como assertividade e orientação para os resultados. No plano comunicacional, destacam-se consistência, clareza e expressividade, com adaptação da mensagem ao contexto e preocupação com o ambiente de trabalho e a recetividade do colaborador. As entrevistadas reconheceram desigualdades de género e barreiras contextuais, valorizando a complementaridade de perfis femininos e masculinos na prática da liderança. Apurou-se uma relação estatisticamente significativa entre liderança percebida e compromisso, sobretudo nos comportamentos transformacionais, enquanto a comunicação da líder apresenta influência moderada. Porém, o CO é mais justificado pela perceção da liderança feminina do que pela perceção da comunicação. O inquérito revelou uma perceção da liderança moderadamente positiva, com o compromisso afetivo dos colaboradores em níveis de moderado a elevado.
Gender inequality is a pressing social issue, and organisations, as agents of change, are responsible for pursuing the United Nations SDGs, namely promoting equal opportunities at all levels of decision-making and dismantling gender barriers that limit women's access to top positions. In this regard, the analysis of organisational commitment (OC) in gender contexts is particularly relevant, as it allows us to understand how female leadership influences employee engagement, identification and retention. Studying OC in this framework contributes to the appreciation of female leadership and its communication practices as a lever for organisational success. This dissertation aimed to answer the question: ‘How does female leadership, through communication, determine employees' organisational commitment?’ through an exploratory descriptive study. For this purpose, a mixed methodology was used, involving four semi-structured interviews with female leaders in the field of Communication and Public Relations and a questionnaire survey of 176 employees from various organisations. The results showed that female leaders predominantly adopt transformational practices, such as active listening, empathy, feedback, and adaptation to employees' needs, complemented by transactional behaviours, such as assertiveness and results orientation. In terms of communication, consistency, clarity, and expressiveness stand out, with the message being adapted to the context and concern for the work environment and employee receptivity. The interviewees recognised gender inequalities and contextual barriers, valuing the complementarity of female and male profiles in leadership practice. A statistically significant relationship was found between perceived leadership and commitment, especially in transformational behaviours, while the leader's communication has a moderate influence. However, CO is more justified by the perception of female leadership than by the perception of communication. The survey revealed a moderately positive perception of leadership, with employees' affective commitment at moderate to high levels.
Gender inequality is a pressing social issue, and organisations, as agents of change, are responsible for pursuing the United Nations SDGs, namely promoting equal opportunities at all levels of decision-making and dismantling gender barriers that limit women's access to top positions. In this regard, the analysis of organisational commitment (OC) in gender contexts is particularly relevant, as it allows us to understand how female leadership influences employee engagement, identification and retention. Studying OC in this framework contributes to the appreciation of female leadership and its communication practices as a lever for organisational success. This dissertation aimed to answer the question: ‘How does female leadership, through communication, determine employees' organisational commitment?’ through an exploratory descriptive study. For this purpose, a mixed methodology was used, involving four semi-structured interviews with female leaders in the field of Communication and Public Relations and a questionnaire survey of 176 employees from various organisations. The results showed that female leaders predominantly adopt transformational practices, such as active listening, empathy, feedback, and adaptation to employees' needs, complemented by transactional behaviours, such as assertiveness and results orientation. In terms of communication, consistency, clarity, and expressiveness stand out, with the message being adapted to the context and concern for the work environment and employee receptivity. The interviewees recognised gender inequalities and contextual barriers, valuing the complementarity of female and male profiles in leadership practice. A statistically significant relationship was found between perceived leadership and commitment, especially in transformational behaviours, while the leader's communication has a moderate influence. However, CO is more justified by the perception of female leadership than by the perception of communication. The survey revealed a moderately positive perception of leadership, with employees' affective commitment at moderate to high levels.
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Dissertação de mestrado apresentada à Escola Superior de Comunicação Social como parte dos requisitos para obtenção de grau de mestre em Gestão Estratégica das Relações Públicas.
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Liderança feminina Género Comunicação Compromisso organizacional Relações públicas
