Confidence and Success

Jane Dennehy
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Chapter 6 in Competition, Gender and Management, 2012, pp 133-159 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Why individuals work has not changed for centuries — they are primarily fuelled by financial need. How individuals work is, by contrast, complex. McKenna (1997) suggests that, ‘Every woman entering the business world soon finds that, contrary to her academic experience, how well she performs is only one factor in creating a future for herself. Instead, an unwritten set of rules directs her fate — a Darwinian system that weeds out those with no stomach for politics, competition or mono-focused ambition’. The intersection of the how and why of working is at the centre of this study, using gender and competition as a lens to examine the behaviours and attitudes of managers. The thread which this study finds weaving through the practice of being a manager is the traditional career model which, as Edwards and Wajcman (2005) argue, remains intact in many organisations while it is becoming more flexible in others. How gender intersects with management careers is highlighted most acutely among men and women who have dependent children. The collisions across work and home environments are difficult to navigate and can lead to decisions about how much time from the household is available to sell to the labour market.

Keywords: Labour Market; Senior Management; Middle Management; Management Style; Woman Manager (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230389373_6

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