Office ladies and salaried men : power, gender, and work in Japanese companies /

In large corporations in Japan, much of the clerical work is carried out by young women known as "office ladies" (OLs) or "flowers of the workplace." Largely nameless, OLs serve tea to the men and type and file their reports. They are exempt from the traditional lifetime employme...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ogasawara, Yuko, 1960-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©1998.
Subjects:
Women white collar workers > Japan > Interviews.
Businessmen > Japan > Interviews.
Women > Japan > Psychology.
Sex role in the work environment > Japan.
Office politics > Japan.
Control (Psychology)
Power, Psychological
Femmes cols blancs > Japon > Entretiens.
Hommes d'affaires > Japon > Entretiens.
Femmes > Japon > Psychologie.
Rôle selon le sexe en milieu de travail > Japon.
Politique d'entreprise > Japon.
Contrôle (Psychologie)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Businessmen.
Office politics.
Sex role in the work environment.
Women > Psychology.
Women white collar workers.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations
Japan.
Interviews.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Japanese Labor Market and Office Ladies
  • 2. Why Office Ladies Do Not Organize
  • 3. Gossip
  • 4. Popularity Poll
  • 5. Acts of Resistance
  • 6. Men Curry Favor with Women
  • App. B. Profiles of Sarariman and Office Ladies Interviewed
  • App. C. Profiles of Fifteen Office Ladies at Tozai Bank
  • App. D. Profiles of Interviewees on Valentine's Day Gift-Giving
  • App. E. Summary of Telephone Interviews with Sarariman Wives Regarding White Day.

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