Late Modernity, Individualization and Socialism

Dawson, Matt

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“…But we infer that this relationship is somewhat related to executive decisions at the individual level. Because pushing mechanisms at the executive level and individualized work decision structures reward talent and originality rather than entrenched advantages (Banks and Milestone, 2011; Dawson, 2013), individuals and male-dominated executive groups can also lead to aggressive strategic orientation. Because even if group information processing differs from individual executive processing, the group can be affected by influential executive individuals (Finkelstein et al ., 2009; George and Chattopadhyay, 2008).…”

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Effects of gender diversity in strategic orientation and strategy execution

Arun,

Yildirim Özmutlu

2023

LODJ

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PurposeThis paper aims to analyze the impact of gender in leadership on strategic orientation and the relative impact of these strategic orientations on organizational performance with the leadership of each gender.Design/methodology/approachCross-sectional survey-based data were collected from 1,260 logistics companies, and 503 responses were found suitable for further data evaluation. Structural equation modeling (SEM) and regression analysis were used to analyze the data and test the hypotheses.FindingsResults show that managers' gender affects only the aggressiveness subdimension (p = 0.018 and ß = 0.114) in strategic orientation decisions and that male managers tend to be more aggressive-oriented than female managers. Strategic orientation is more effective on organizational performance. More clearly, when female executives use the same strategic orientation as their male counterparts, organizational performance is higher than that of male executives.Research limitations/implicationsManagers' power is related to social norms about their valuable contribution to the organization and roles are associated with experiences. Thus, at different levels of management, different results will be obtained.Practical implicationsOrganizations should only define leadership roles in masculine terms with information or research that explains how women leaders can contribute to the organization's outcomes.Social implicationsThe lack of fit model should not be expected when determining executive-level female leaders' performance.Originality/valueThere is a significant potential in studying strategic decision-making and whether the ability to provide effective organizational outcomes is related to a person's gender. Even if previous literature suggests that gender stereotypes affect perceptions of men's and women's fit for executive positions, the strategic conception of organizational decisions is immune to gender, but strategy execution is not.

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Effects of gender diversity in strategic orientation and strategy execution

Arun,

Yildirim Özmutlu

2023

LODJ

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“…Neoliberalism, in the first instance, can be seen as a theory of 'political economic practices that proposes that human well-being can best be advanced by liberating individual entrepreneurial freedoms and skills within an institutional framework characterized by strong private property rights, free markets, and free trade' (Harvey 2005, 2). The role of the state is to create and preserve processes of privatisation, marketisation, and lessening regulation (Harvey, 2005;Olssen and Peters 2005;Dawson 2013). States must take such actions because, in a global economy, they are forced to compete for capital by developing attractive markets for investment (Strange 1994).…”

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Stepping into the labour market from the VET sector in China: student perceptions and experiences

Geng

2021

Studies in Continuing Education

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The Chinese Government is clear that investment is needed to upskill the workforce, yet VET students, who will play a key role in the upskilling, continue to be positioned at the bottom of the educational hierarchy and suffer considerable societal prejudice. This paper presents new findings on Chinese VET students' perceptions of the job market and career possibilities in the context of the negatively stereotyped VET system. The findings are analysed through the lens of Gramsci's hegemonic power and with reference to Bauman's individualisation. A lack of confidence was found among the VET students who were about to enter the labour market; moreover, they exhibited a passive acceptance of whatever jobs were available, rather than mindfully choosing. Analysis of the findings suggests that the students gave their active consent to the hegemonic human capital form of thinking and accepted their perceived "inadequacy" and unfavourable places in the division of labour. They were under the impression that they needed to take responsibility for the choices they made as '[our] chances all come down to us. The study concludes that this individualising force could sustain hegemonic control as well as provide the "flexible workers" needed by an economy influenced by neoliberalism.

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Soziale Wirklichkeit und Konzepte

Genov

2022

Herausforderungen Der Individualisierung

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Late Modernity, Individualization and Socialism

Cited by 23 publications

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Effects of gender diversity in strategic orientation and strategy execution

Effects of gender diversity in strategic orientation and strategy execution

Stepping into the labour market from the VET sector in China: student perceptions and experiences

Soziale Wirklichkeit und Konzepte

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