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Organizational resistance through organizing principles : the case of gender equality in the military
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- Holmberg, Arita, Docent, 1974- (author)
- Försvarshögskolan,Statsvetenskapliga avdelningen
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- Alvinius, Aida, Docent, 1979- (author)
- Försvarshögskolan,Avdelningen för ledarskap och ledning i Karlstad
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- 2024
- 2024
- English.
- In: Gender in Management. - 1754-2413 .- 1754-2421. ; 39:3, s. 313-327
- Journal article (peer-reviewed)
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- Purpose – Previous studies show that the implementation of gender equality encounters resistance in military organizations, but it is often invisible or seen as confined to anonymous structures or troubled individuals. This paper aims to show how the Swedish Armed Forces (SAF) use organizational principles to resist implementing gender equality measures.Design/methodology/approach – The study is a qualitative analysis of discursive strategies in the SAF’s 2013–2018 annual reports to government.Findings – The organizing principles of instrumentality and distance, while existing in parallel with gender equality efforts, actually pursue logics that prevents the SAF from implementing gender equality. The principle of instrumentality in this context means that gender equality in the SAF is of secondary interest to organizational members. The principle of distancing from the problem includes strategies that alienate female from male officers.Originality/value – The contribution of this paper is the finding that the use of organizing principles represents conscious organizational resistance to go gender equality efforts. This kind of use needs to be revealed and criticized to change military organizations.
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- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Genusstudier (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Other Social Sciences -- Gender Studies (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Statsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Political Science (hsv//eng)
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- Organizational resistance
- Discursive strategies
- Gender equality
- Organizing principle
- Military organization
- Political Science
- Statsvetenskap
- Ledarskap och ledning
- Leadership and Command & Control
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