Competition, Gender and Management : Beyond Winning and Losing / by J. Dennehy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dennehy, Jane.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex.

Management.

Industrial organization.

Strategic planning.

Leadership.

Economics--Sociological aspects.

Economics.

Personnel management.

Gender Studies.

Organization.

Business Strategy and Leadership.

Economic Sociology.

Human Resource Management.

Local Subjects:

Gender Studies.

Management.

Organization.

Business Strategy and Leadership.

Economic Sociology.

Human Resource Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2012.

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Gender and management standpoints; Preference Theory; Working lives; Contextualising competition; The fieldwork; Media and publishing; Feminist influences; Overview of book; Conclusion; 2 Gender and Sport; Scarcity and challenge models; History of sport; Sense of fairness; Participation and access; Sport and media; Sport as a right; Sport in development; Sport and competition: an exemplar for managers; Conclusion; 3 The Competition Cage; Introduction; Extracting dimensions of competition

The eight dimensional modelPerspectives on competition; Gender and management; Personal and interpersonal competition; Exploring internal competition; Symbolic and positional competition; Management identities; Typographies for competitors; The competition cage; Conclusion; 4 Work-Based Relationships; Unlocking interdependence; Networking for knowledge; Women's networks; Connections and associations; Networking puzzles; Life expectancy of role models; Flattery or self-serving; Mentored to death; Mentoring in management; Multiple work identities; The career journey; Measuring performance

Organisations as friends and foesPerspectives on external competition; Conclusion; 5 Language and Images; Access to competitions; Gendered approaches; Distracted by healthy competition; Words with multiple meanings; Rules of the game; Overt and covert sexuality; Conclusion; 6 Confidence and Success; Interpretations of success; Symbolic competition; Management and leadership styles; The art of experience; Building confidence and ambition; Taking stock of confidence; Women in the workplace; Policies, projections and propaganda; Conclusion; 7 Collisions with Time; Introduction

Paid and non-paid workHolidays and leisure; Working practices of temporal competition; Perceptions of busyness; Women and working time; Serving the long hours culture; Juggling commitments; Decisions and consequences; Flexible working or just family friendly; Conclusion; 8 Beyond Winning and Losing; Communities of practice; Media and sport: communities of practice in competition; Next steps; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781283641289

1283641283

9780230389373

0230389376

OCLC:

812506804