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Gender in Transnational Knowledge Work: Crossroads of Knowledge

Editat de Helen Peterson
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 4 oct 2016
This is he first edited book on gender issues in transnational business cooperation concerning knowledge work. This area has so far been researched mainly by organizational theorists, with their background in business studies, finance, communication or sociology, and gender has seldom been taken into account in these studies. This book shows how fruitful a gendered take on issues within this area is, both for a deepened understanding of these organizational issues and for a widened understanding of gender issues. The chapters in the book cover a range of themes from a gender perspective; culture, communication, identity work, structures, organizational change, globalization, mobility, resistance, leadership and management, international business, work life balance, education and labour market, policies and value systems. The chapters also demonstrate the multidisciplinarity within gender research itself and how different perspectives on gender can be combined and developed. They onthe social constructionist approach of “doing gender”, feminist organization theory, gendered discourse analysis, techno-feminism, and critical studies on men and masculinities. The book provides insights relevant for some of the relevant debates in business, economics, geography, sociology, and gender and women’s studies. While primarily a research volume, the book is also useful for people who develop and manage transnational business relations.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783319433066
ISBN-10: 3319433067
Pagini: 152
Ilustrații: X, 140 p.
Dimensiuni: 160 x 241 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Ediția:1st edition 2017
Editura: Springer
Colecția Crossroads of Knowledge
Seria Crossroads of Knowledge

Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

Introduction,Helen Peterson and Minna Salminen-Karlsson.- A Gendered Analysis of IT Enabled Service Work in the Global Economy, Debra Howcroft and Helen Richardson.- Paradox of Empowerment and Marginalization, Roli Varma.- A Perfect Match? Helen Peterson, Minna Salminen-Karlsson and Sunrita Dhar-Bhattacharjee.- Culturalism as Resistance, Smitha Radhakrishnan.- Top Men in Transnational Companies, Jeff Hearn, Marjut Jyrkinen, Mira Karjalainen, Charlotta Niemistö and Rebecca Piekkari.- Shifting Masculinities in the South Asian Outsourcing Industry, Yasmin Zaidi and Winifred R. Poster.- Contributors.

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This is he first edited book on gender issues in transnational business cooperation concerning knowledge work. This area has so far been researched mainly by organizational theorists, with their background in business studies, finance, communication or sociology, and gender has seldom been taken into account in these studies. This book shows how fruitful a gendered take on issues within this area is, both for a deepened understanding of these organizational issues and for a widened understanding of gender issues. The chapters in the book cover a range of themes from a gender perspective; culture, communication, identity work, structures, organizational change, globalization, mobility, resistance, leadership and management, international business, work life balance, education and labour market, policies and value systems. The chapters also demonstrate the multidisciplinarity within gender research itself and how different perspectives on gender can be combined and developed. They on thesocial constructionist approach of “doing gender”, feminist organization theory, gendered discourse analysis, techno-feminism, and critical studies on men and masculinities. The book provides insights relevant for some of the relevant debates in business, economics, geography, sociology, and gender and women’s studies. While primarily a research volume, the book is also useful for people who develop and manage transnational business relations.

Caracteristici

First volume focussing on the role of gender in transnational organizations Provides insights relevant for several different fields of research such as business, economics, geography, sociology, and gender and women’s studies Helps readers develop and manage transnational business relations