Publication - Female Leadership in Korea

We are pleased to announce the publication of our paper on Female Leadership in Korea (“𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 – 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮” (Organizational Dynamics, 2025)). 📝

As a woman myself, I feel honored to contribute even a small part to this important topic. Listening to the interviewees deepened my understanding and reminded me how vital it is to consciously direct our attention💡 to these issues. Only by doing so can we collectively shape a reality that reflects the inclusive and empowering environment we want to see and live in.

Proud to have collaborated with AHK Korea (Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry)’s Women in Korea (WIR) community 🙏, who generously supported and helped make this research possible. This partnership enabled us to look more closely at how 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗪𝗜𝗥 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🤝, 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 🌱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 🌏.

We are especially grateful to the WIR participants who shared their time and reflections. Their perspectives brought real depth to the study and highlight how supportive communities can open up more inclusive leadership pathways 🚀.

Thank you to all involved for making this study possible 💛.

The article is openly accessible until January 5th, 2026. 
Between tradition and modernity – The overlooked dimension of informal networks in female leadership in Korea - ScienceDirect
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