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| Author: | Rutherford, S. |
| Title: | Any difference? An Analysis of gender and divisional management styles in a large airline |
| Journal: | Gender, Work and Organization
2001 : JUL, VOL.8:3, p.326-345 |
| Index terms: | MANAGEMENT STYLES LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT STYLES WOMEN GENDER POWER |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This article deals with the question whether women manage differently from men and whether this may constitute a reason for women's lack of progress to the top echelons of organizations. The author locates the sameness/difference debate in a wider analysis of management styles, with particular attention paid to the business function. She also suggested that any debate on styles must take place within a feminist theoretical framework which acknowledges inequalities of power, economic and patriarchal interests. Management skills are socially constructed and change according to social and economic conditions. The article shows that business function is the most important influence on management style. The author contends, that even in times of great change, men seem to be able to hold on to the most powerful positions in organizations. The convergence of patriarchal interests with business interests ultimately determines what style is valued. The much vaunted feminization of management does not mean that more women are to be found in senior positions in organizations. Nor do large numbers of women managers necessarily lead to a more feminized management style. |
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