| dc.description.abstract | We have in this thesis chosen to write about the organizational culture of the
police and female police leadership development. The study has been carried out
with the cooperation of eleven different females in leadership positions in the
police, placed in five different Norwegian police districts. Our research question
is: “How does the police culture influence female police leadership
development?” The findings show that the entrance into the police has been
decisive for how the police culture is perceived, as there are cultural differences in
the different departments and areas. These differences seem to be related to the
gender distribution in the different places. Female leaders feel a need for behaving
in a masculine manner in order to fit into the culture, but the so-called “old male
culture” seems to fade away, as there are only individuals that behave in that way,
and not groups. The possible cultural barriers contain of; need for power
motivation, need for confidence, assumptions of female leaders, expectations of
masculine traits and access to leadership networks. | nb_NO |
