Cultural Constructions: Contrasting Theories of Organizational Culture and Gender Construction

Harlow, Elizabeth and Hearn, Jeff (1995) Cultural Constructions: Contrasting Theories of Organizational Culture and Gender Construction. Gender, Work & Organization, 2 (4). pp. 180-191. ISSN 0968-6673

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Abstract

This article addresses the relationship of the theorizing of organizational culture and the theorizing of gender construction. It begins by recognizing some of the difficulties of defining and understanding what is meant by the contested concept of culture. Drawing on the work of Smircich (1983) and Linstead and Grafton-Small (1992), an attempt has been made to explore the theorization of organizational culture(s) in terms of the concepts of organizational culture as: responses to human needs, integration, rules, shared symbols and meanings, unconscious projection, text, otherness, paradox, seduction and discourse. The implications of each of the approaches for the understanding of gender in organizations are considered. No one theoretical approach is advocated, but rather the breadth of theoretical possibilities is explored. The article is concluded with the argument that theories of organizational culture need to be much more explicit about their theorizing of gender construction.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Schools:	School of Human and Health Sciences School of Human and Health Sciences > Centre for Applied Childhood Studies School of Human and Health Sciences > Centre for Research in the Social Sciences
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Depositing User:	Sharon Beastall
Date Deposited:	26 Nov 2009 13:06
Last Modified:	21 Dec 2010 11:12
URI:	http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/6384

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