Competition, Gender and Management

Beyond Winning and Losing
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-349-35113-8
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 221 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 365 g

Investigates eight dimensions of competition which are active yet covert in the lives of managers. Explains in great detail the everyday experiences of men and women and the ways in which different cultures at work and in wider society, particularly exposure to sport and media, affect and reflect the relationship between gender and competition.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dennehy, J.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Organisationstheorie, Organisationssoziologie, Organisationspsychologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Strategisches Management
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Personalwesen, Human Resource Management
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of tables and figures Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Gender and Sport Competition Cage Work Relationships Language and Images Confidence and Success Collisions with Time Beyond Winning and Losing

Über Autor(innen)

JANE DENNEHY is a researcher and consultant with extensive commercial experience in organisations in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. In 2011, she established The Gender Hub, a network of specialists in applied gender theory which provide organisations with communications advice and programme evaluation based on active research and analysis.