The Success Paradigm -Women Leaders & Organization Effectiveness.

The challenges encountered by organizations of today are manifold. All organizations wish to perform their best for sustainable economic growth. Globalization and intense competition have made business growth and survival not only difficult but complex. Given this scenario, Organizational Effectiveness becomes paramount to gain competitive advantage.

Leadership is a key resource and women leaders in IT are making waves in the Leadership Landscape of today. Women have proved to be successful in IT firms given their ability to lead effectively, attain preset goals of the organization by optimum utilization of resources available at their disposal besides total involvement in organizations be it in the area of vision formulation, upholding values & culture or strategic leadership &people management.

Through empirical and theoretical analysis, the study attempts to examine the “Success Paradigm” of Women Leaders in the IT sector and to know the imperatives for Organizational Effectiveness. Success influences further success while failure is perceived to be a precursor for more to happen. People, relationships, culture, communication style, organizational & family nuances along with peer group influence may make a composite influence on Women Leaders in IT leading to their success which needs an in-depth probe.

The study is descriptive - correlation and population of the research consists of select Women Leaders from the IT sector of Bengaluru. Criteria such as Vision; Values; Morale; Culture; People Management; Communication and Strategic Leadership are considered for Organizational Effectiveness Assessment. The study aims to determine the relationship of Women Leaders &Organizational effectiveness in IT sector. A demographic survey of Women Leaders is also a part of the research conducted.