| Description |
1 online resource (173 pages) |
| Contents |
Disappearing Acts -- Gender, Power, and Relational Practice -- at Work -- Contents -- Preface -- Disappearing Acts -- Introduction -- Being Invisible and Getting Disappeared -- The Story behind the Story -- Theoretical Context -- Methodology -- Relational Practice -- Disappearing Acts: Gender and Power -- at Work -- Getting beyond Disappearing -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
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 |
| Analysis |
SOCIAL SCIENCES/Sociology |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Women engineers.
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Corporate culture.
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Women engineers -- Psychology
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Sex role in the work environment.
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Organizational behavior.
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Corporate culture
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Organizational behavior
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Sex role in the work environment
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Women engineers
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780262272827 |
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0262272822 |
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