Corporate Strategy and Feminism (Routledge Research in Organizational Behaviour and Strategy)

This book takes a fresh look at corporate strategy, exploring it from a feminist perspective. Challenging male-dominated theory, Corporate Strategy looks at unquestioned assumptions held about strategy in practice and academia, including whether women approach strategy differently from men, and if so, how their approach differs? Reviewing the histories of strategy and feminism, the book explores the reasons why so few serious works on strategy have been written by women, and investigates the continued lack of women at senior levels within many organizations. Ang?lique du Toit draws on postmodern arguments to illustrate the claims made for the necessity of diversity within organizations, and challenges the fact that positions of power, both in society and organizations remain the exclusive right of men. Corporate Strategy argues that if an organization is to survive and succeed in the global economy, it has to pay more than lip service to issues surrounding diversity. This Book Takes A Fresh Look At Corporate Strategy, Exploring It From A Feminist Perspective. Challenging Male-dominated Theory, Corporate Strategy Looks At Unquestioned Assumptions Held About Strategy In Practice And Academia, Including Whether Women Approach Strategy Differently From Men, And If So, How Their Approach Differs? Reviewing The Histories Of Strategy And Feminism, The Book Explores The Reasons Why So Few Serious Works On Strategy Have Been Written By Women, And Investigates The Continued Lack Of Women At Senior Levels Within Many Organizations. Angélique Du Toit Draws On Postmodern Arguments To Illustrate The Claims Made For The Necessity Of Diversity Within Organizations, And Challenges The Fact That Positions Of Power, Both In Society And Organizations Remain The Exclusive Right Of Men. Corporate Strategy Argues That If An Organization Is To Survive And Succeed In The Global Economy, It Has To Pay More Than Lip Service To Issues Surrounding Diversity. Book Cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Series-Title......Page 3 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgements......Page 7 1 Introduction......Page 8 2 The dominant paradigms of strategy......Page 25 3 The illusion of planning and control......Page 33 4 Strategy and complex adaptive systems......Page 41 5 Breaking the mould......Page 49 6 Cultural diversity......Page 56 7 The silent voice of feminism......Page 63 8 The imbalance of leadership......Page 71 9 The sexuality of women......Page 79 10 Power and hegemony......Page 83 11 The challenge from postmodernism......Page 91 12 Identity, the product of social constructionism......Page 99 13 Conclusion......Page 106 Bibliography......Page 108 Index......Page 122 "This book takes a fresh look at corporate strategy, exploring it from a feminist perspective. Challenging male-dominated theory, Corporate Strategy looks at unquestioned assumptions held about strategy in practice and academia, including whether women approach strategy differently from men, and if so, how their approach differs. Reviewing the histories of strategy and feminism, the book explores the reasons why so few serious works on strategy have been written by women, and investigates the continued lack of women at senior levels within many organizations."--Jacket This new international text provides contemporary coverage of both the prescriptive and emergent schools of strategy from a European rather than American perspective. This fourth edition contains new material on public sector strategy and updated coverage of organisational structures Challenging male-dominated theory, this book is a breath of fresh air in the corporate strategy arena. With an open-minded strength to her argument, du Toit has produced an impressive volume of interest to corporate strategists and social theorists. Attempting to challenge male-dominated theory, this book focuses on the corporate strategy arena. It is of interest to corporate strategists and social theorists