Gender

Linda Rouleau and Renate Kratochvil

Chapter 4.19 in Elgar Encyclopedia of Strategy as Practice, 2025, pp 431-435 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: While most assert that strategy is a social practice embedded in organizational rules and norms, scholars rarely consider that strategy decisions are affected by socio-cultural structures such as gender, ethnicity, age and so forth. Despite this, when strategizing, managers are guided by their social identities, including how they view themselves as managers, gendered human beings and so on. Gender differs from biological sex in that it is considered socially constructed. Gender refers to the social, cultural and behavioural attributes, roles and expectations associated with a person's gender identity, which may or may not align with their biological sex. This entry is an appeal to consider gender when undertaking SAP research. We will first review the literature as it pertains to this question. We will then put forward an overview of the ways in which the spectrum of gender expression might be treated in SAP research as a means of enhancing understanding of strategizing. Finally, we will suggest a research agenda for the future.

Keywords: Gender; Power; Identity; Discourse; Masculinity; Diversity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035315956
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