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| Author: | Meriläinen, S. (et al.) |
| Title: | Management consultant talk: a cross-cultural comparison of normalizing discourse and resistance |
| Journal: | Organization
2004 : JUL, VOL. 11:4, p. 539-564 |
| Index terms: | Cross-cultural studies Gender Management consultants Finland United Kingdom |
| Freeterms: | Discourse Resistance |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The discursive possibilities available to men and women when they construct their professional self as "knowledge workers" are explored in multinational management consultancies. It is argued that this professional identity construction is embedded in a normalizing, gendered discourse of what it means to an "ideal" consultant. Nevertheless, representations of an alternative discourse, which constructs different spheres in an individual's life, can also be traced in the consultants' talk. The relevance of placing micro-discourses in context is showed by a comparison between British and Finnish consultants' talk. |
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