Gender, symbolism and organizational cultures / Silvia Gherardi.
Gender, symbolism and organizational cultures / Silvia Gherardi.
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Publisher
London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 1995.
Date
1995.
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N305.3/87
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Language
English
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Physical content
202 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Organizational Symbolism, Culture and Gender -- 2. The Metaphor of the Sexual Contract -- 3. Jerosgamos: The Metaphor of the Alchemic Wedding -- 4. The Symbolic Order of Gender in Organizations -- 5. Doing Gender in the Workplace -- 6. Gender Citizenship in Organizations -- 7. Conclusions: The Sy...
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Publisher
London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 1995.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1995.
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Summary
The author discusses her focus upon the relations between gender, power and culture in organizations, and upon the need to come to grips with the pervasive, elusive and ambiguous nature of gender in work settings, including through allusive, metaphoric analyses. She introduces two key metaphors for the book. The first is of the sexual contract, whi...
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Gender, symbolism and organizational cultures / Silvia Gherardi.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N305.3/87
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74VKRRZBPNMl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRRZBPNMl
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ISBN
0803989105
9780803989108 (cased)
0803989105 (cased)
9780803989115 (pbk)
0803989113 (pbk)
9780803989108
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305.3
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991023112439702626
