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A Perfect Match? Cu...
A Perfect Match? Cultural Clashes and Gendered Work Ideals in Transnational IT Companies
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- Peterson, Helen, 1974- (författare)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap,Department of Sociology and Work Science
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- Salminen-Karlsson, Minna (författare)
- Centre for Gender Research, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Dhar-Bhattacharjee, Sunrita (författare)
- Lord Ashcroft International Business School, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
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(creator_code:org_t)
- 2016-09-24
- 2017
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Gender in Transnational Knowledge Work. - Cham : Springer. - 2197-9634. - 9783319433073 - 9783319433066 - 9783319827858 ; , s. 53-78
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Abstract
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- In this chapter, Joan Acker’s concept of gendered work ideals is used to understand the cultural clashes in transnational collaboration between Swedish and Indian firms. Interviews in two firms show that Indian employees collaborating with Sweden meet with conflicting ideals which they find difficult to realize, because of the differences between the prevalent organizational cultures in the different national contexts, India being more Tayloristic and Sweden being more entrepreneurial. The gendered work ideals also differ. The Indian ideal worker is extremely difficult for women to realize, due to societal expectations, which effectively prevents them from fulfilling the organizational expectations. Acker’s description of the gendered work ideal proves to be insufficient in this cultural context, where the differences between the societal gender roles of women and men are built in the organizational culture and women’s societal role as mothers overrides their role as employees in ways not covered in Acker’s presumptions.
Ämnesord
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Genusstudier (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Other Social Sciences -- Gender Studies (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Arbetslivsstudier (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Other Social Sciences -- Work Sciences (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Tvärvetenskapliga studier inom samhällsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Other Social Sciences -- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Sociologi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Sociology (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Care Responsibility
- Work Ideal
- Technical Competence
- Swedish Manager
- Qualification Profile
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