Exploring the Determinants of Women Leader Wellbeing in a Canadian Organization: A Mixed Method Investigation into the Factors Influencing Female Leader Happiness and Wellbeing.

This mixed-method study focuses on bringing new learning to the field of women in leadership, particularly their level of happiness and well-being. Using female senior leaders at a Canadian bank, a quantitative survey will be administered to 225 leaders. The survey utilizes a combination of an adapted Cantril’s Ladder (Gallup), the Eudaimonic Workplace Well-Being Scale, and the BBC Well-being measures. The determinants of happiness/well-being among these leaders will emerge using multiple linear regression, stepwise regression, and structural equation modeling (SEM). The qualitative explorations with the happiest leaders (n=10) will provide additional colour and richness to this learning. The research contributes to the body of research on the well-being of female leaders by providing a more profound and precise understanding of their determinants of well-being. The discussion will likely be focused on a call for organizations to pay much more attention to all elements of a leader’s happiness/well-being inside and outside the work environment, given the benefits this can provide to organizational engagement and financial performance.

Faculty Supervisor:

Piers Steel

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Partner:

Royal Bank of Canada

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Finance and Insurance

University:

University of Calgary

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