Disappearing Acts : Gender, Power and Relational Practice at Work.

Joyce Fletcher's research shows that emotional intelligence and relational behavior are often viewed as inappropriate because they collide with powerful, gender-linked images. This study of female design engineers has profound implications for attempts to change organizational culture. Joyce Fl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fletcher, Joyce K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : MIT Press, 2015.
Temas:
Women engineers.
Corporate culture.
Women engineers > Psychology.
Sex role in the work environment.
Organizational behavior.
Ingénieures.
Culture organisationnelle.
Ingénieures > Psychologie.
Rôle selon le sexe en milieu de travail.
Comportement organisationnel.
Corporate culture
Organizational behavior
Sex role in the work environment
Women engineers
SOCIAL SCIENCES/Sociology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Joyce Fletcher's research shows that emotional intelligence and relational behavior are often viewed as inappropriate because they collide with powerful, gender-linked images. This study of female design engineers has profound implications for attempts to change organizational culture. Joyce Fletcher's research shows that emotional intelligence and relational behavior are often viewed as inappropriate because they collide with powerful, gender-linked images. Fletcher describes how organizations say they need such behavior and yet ignore it, thus undermining the possibility of radical change. She shows why the "female advantage" does not seem to be benefit women employees or organizations. She offers ways that individuals and organizations can make visible the invisible work
Descripción Física:1 online resource (173 pages)
ISBN:9780262272827
0262272822

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