Main description:
Gender underpins contemporary organizational structure and practice, but is often relegated to the margins of mainstream organization theory. This volume provides a comprehensive, gendered perspective on organizational life. MatsAlvesson and Yvonne Due Billing demonstrate that a gendered perspective provides important insights into the actions of men and women in organizations and, as a result, the characteristics of organizations as a whole. Considering the complex and contradictory nature of gender relations, Alvesson and Billing argue for an organizational analysis that is sensitive to conflicts, ambiguity and local diversity.
Review quote:
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'This book goes beyond the polarized debates on gender in organizations. . . . The authors show us organizational relations in all their gendered richness and diversity.'
. Wendy Hollway
Table of contents:
Different Perspectives on Gender
Gender and Work
Masculinities, Femininities and Work
Gender, Organizational Culture and Sexuality
Women and Management I
A Review of Research Results
Women and Management II
Four Positions
From Women to Gender Relations
Reconstructing Gender and Organization Studies
Gender underpins contemporary organizational structure and practice, but is often relegated to the margins of mainstream organization theory. This volume provides a comprehensive, gendered perspective on organizational life. MatsAlvesson and Yvonne Due Billing demonstrate that a gendered perspective provides important insights into the actions of men and women in organizations and, as a result, the characteristics of organizations as a whole. Considering the complex and contradictory nature of gender relations, Alvesson and Billing argue for an organizational analysis that is sensitive to conflicts, ambiguity and local diversity.
Review quote:
...
'This book goes beyond the polarized debates on gender in organizations. . . . The authors show us organizational relations in all their gendered richness and diversity.'
. Wendy Hollway
Table of contents:
Different Perspectives on Gender
Gender and Work
Masculinities, Femininities and Work
Gender, Organizational Culture and Sexuality
Women and Management I
A Review of Research Results
Women and Management II
Four Positions
From Women to Gender Relations
Reconstructing Gender and Organization Studies