Anna‐maija Lämsä
Biographic Data
| ID | 4875369 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna‐maija Lämsä |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna‐maija |
| FAMILY NAME | Lämsä |
| SIGNATURE | LÄMSÄ A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Jyväskylä |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6723-4088 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Is there room for women? Male managers' experiences of gendered collaborative leadership in organizational life
Purpose This study critiques the existing leadership literature for oversimplifying organizational leadership by predominantly focusing on Western contexts. To address this limitation, we explore collaborative leadership within Pakistani organizational life – particularly in the higher education sector – through the under-researched perspective of male managers who have the authority to determine whether women, a historically marginalized group i…
Appearance-based discrimination against young women in the workplace
Purpose Appearance-based discrimination in workplaces based on an employee's physical appearance is a legal and ethical problem. This study provide important research findings concerning such discrimination in Estonia. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative case study strategy and narrative inquiry were used. The information which was gathered for the research consists of three cases which concern appearance-based discrimination against young …
Learning teamwork through a computer game: For the sake of performance or collaborative learning
Our study examined using a computer-based learning game as a tool to facilitate teaching and learning teamwork skills. The game was applied to an undergraduate level human resource management course at a business school in Finland. We focused on students’ experiences and key learning outcomes of collaborative learning of teamwork skills through the game, and our analysis highlighted two key features of learning outcomes. First, the computer-based…
Leadership practices in relation to men's work-family balance in Finnish organizations
Leadership practices in organizations play an important role in shaping the conditions for employees’ work-family balance. Previous research on the topic has mainly focused on women; fathers are said to receive little support from leadership for combining work and family. In this study, the focus is on men working in six Finnish organizations representing male-dominated, female-dominated and gender-balanced organizations. Although Finland is cons…
Masculinity in flux? Male managers navigating between work and family
The article sheds light on male managers’ experience as fathers in a post-Soviet context in Lithuania. This empirical study of 12 male managers’ experiences of work-family integration (WFI), their ways of coping with negative experiences, and the role of organizations in reducing conflict and enriching WFI, reveal the emergence of a new paternal identity: fathers who perceive their role as caregivers but for whom this is still subordinate to the …
Is fatherhood allowed? Media discourses of fatherhood in organizational life
It has been claimed that in the context of organizations and management, fathers are invisible. One source of tension for fathers who work and who want to participate in family life is that even though involved fatherhood is emerging in many western societies, a family‐oriented male identity is likely to be problematic for men in organizations. This article aims to contribute to a better understanding of a professional and managerial men's work–f…
Care and gendered work in reception centers in Finland
Purpose This paper focuses on how gendered processes of working life are (re)constructed and are also challenged discursively in paid and volunteer care and work in reception centers. The purpose of this paper is to show how caring work with asylum seekers can both enhance the traditional gender order and challenge it through enabling men to have opportunities to care. Design/methodology/approach The data were produced through qualitative intervi…
Paradoxes of Mentoring: An Ethnographic Study of a Mentoring Programme for Highly-educated Women with Migrant Backgrounds
This article explores paradoxes that emerge in the mentoring of highly-educated, female, foreign-born job-seekers in Finland. Theoretically, the study is linked to the growing body of research scrutinising the integration or discrimination of migrants in working life. It analyses cultural practices and ideas that are visible and affect the mentoring interaction. On a more practical level, the paper determines how the mentors and mentees experienc…
Narratives of Spousal Support for the Careers of Men in Managerial Posts
This article analyses the narratives of men managers to see how they perceive their wives' support in relation to their careers. Our aim is to focus on different forms of spousal support and explore how the support can evolve in the course of the men's careers. We are also interested in what kind of gender relations men produce when narrating their experiences of spousal support for their career. The research material comprises interviews with 29…
The spouse of the female manager: Role and influence on the woman's career
Purpose This paper aims to examine the role of the spouse, specifically the husband, for the woman manager's career by focusing on the gender role construction between spouses, and the relationship of these roles to the woman's career. Design/methodology/approach The topic was investigated within a Finnish context by analyzing the narratives of 29 female managers. A common feature among the women was their managerial position and extensive work e…
Career counselling for women managers at mid‐career: Developing an autobiographical approach
Purpose This paper aims to provide a framework for career counselling designed particularly to support the career development of mid‐career women managers. This approach is referred to as an autobiographical approach to career counselling. The practical application of the approach is described. Design/methodology/approach The autobiographical approach draws upon social constructionism and narrativity. It was developed and applied together with 22…
Is fatherhood allowed? Media discourses of fatherhood in organizational life
It has been claimed that in the context of organizations and management, fathers are invisible. One source of tension for fathers who work and who want to participate in family life is that even though involved fatherhood is emerging in many western societies, a family‐oriented male identity is likely to be problematic for men in organizations. This article aims to contribute to a better understanding of a professional and managerial men's work–f…
Narratives of Spousal Support for the Careers of Men in Managerial Posts
This article analyses the narratives of men managers to see how they perceive their wives' support in relation to their careers. Our aim is to focus on different forms of spousal support and explore how the support can evolve in the course of the men's careers. We are also interested in what kind of gender relations men produce when narrating their experiences of spousal support for their career. The research material comprises interviews with 29…
Leadership practices in relation to men's work-family balance in Finnish organizations
Leadership practices in organizations play an important role in shaping the conditions for employees’ work-family balance. Previous research on the topic has mainly focused on women; fathers are said to receive little support from leadership for combining work and family. In this study, the focus is on men working in six Finnish organizations representing male-dominated, female-dominated and gender-balanced organizations. Although Finland is cons…
The spouse of the female manager: Role and influence on the woman's career
Purpose This paper aims to examine the role of the spouse, specifically the husband, for the woman manager's career by focusing on the gender role construction between spouses, and the relationship of these roles to the woman's career. Design/methodology/approach The topic was investigated within a Finnish context by analyzing the narratives of 29 female managers. A common feature among the women was their managerial position and extensive work e…
Career counselling for women managers at mid‐career: Developing an autobiographical approach
Purpose This paper aims to provide a framework for career counselling designed particularly to support the career development of mid‐career women managers. This approach is referred to as an autobiographical approach to career counselling. The practical application of the approach is described. Design/methodology/approach The autobiographical approach draws upon social constructionism and narrativity. It was developed and applied together with 22…
The spouse of the female manager: Role and influence on the woman's career
Purpose This paper aims to examine the role of the spouse, specifically the husband, for the woman manager's career by focusing on the gender role construction between spouses, and the relationship of these roles to the woman's career. Design/methodology/approach The topic was investigated within a Finnish context by analyzing the narratives of 29 female managers. A common feature among the women was their managerial position and extensive work e…
Narratives of Spousal Support for the Careers of Men in Managerial Posts
This article analyses the narratives of men managers to see how they perceive their wives' support in relation to their careers. Our aim is to focus on different forms of spousal support and explore how the support can evolve in the course of the men's careers. We are also interested in what kind of gender relations men produce when narrating their experiences of spousal support for their career. The research material comprises interviews with 29…
Is fatherhood allowed? Media discourses of fatherhood in organizational life
It has been claimed that in the context of organizations and management, fathers are invisible. One source of tension for fathers who work and who want to participate in family life is that even though involved fatherhood is emerging in many western societies, a family‐oriented male identity is likely to be problematic for men in organizations. This article aims to contribute to a better understanding of a professional and managerial men's work–f…
Care and gendered work in reception centers in Finland
Purpose This paper focuses on how gendered processes of working life are (re)constructed and are also challenged discursively in paid and volunteer care and work in reception centers. The purpose of this paper is to show how caring work with asylum seekers can both enhance the traditional gender order and challenge it through enabling men to have opportunities to care. Design/methodology/approach The data were produced through qualitative intervi…
Paradoxes of Mentoring: An Ethnographic Study of a Mentoring Programme for Highly-educated Women with Migrant Backgrounds
This article explores paradoxes that emerge in the mentoring of highly-educated, female, foreign-born job-seekers in Finland. Theoretically, the study is linked to the growing body of research scrutinising the integration or discrimination of migrants in working life. It analyses cultural practices and ideas that are visible and affect the mentoring interaction. On a more practical level, the paper determines how the mentors and mentees experienc…
Masculinity in flux? Male managers navigating between work and family
The article sheds light on male managers’ experience as fathers in a post-Soviet context in Lithuania. This empirical study of 12 male managers’ experiences of work-family integration (WFI), their ways of coping with negative experiences, and the role of organizations in reducing conflict and enriching WFI, reveal the emergence of a new paternal identity: fathers who perceive their role as caregivers but for whom this is still subordinate to the …
Learning teamwork through a computer game: For the sake of performance or collaborative learning
Our study examined using a computer-based learning game as a tool to facilitate teaching and learning teamwork skills. The game was applied to an undergraduate level human resource management course at a business school in Finland. We focused on students’ experiences and key learning outcomes of collaborative learning of teamwork skills through the game, and our analysis highlighted two key features of learning outcomes. First, the computer-based…
Leadership practices in relation to men's work-family balance in Finnish organizations
Leadership practices in organizations play an important role in shaping the conditions for employees’ work-family balance. Previous research on the topic has mainly focused on women; fathers are said to receive little support from leadership for combining work and family. In this study, the focus is on men working in six Finnish organizations representing male-dominated, female-dominated and gender-balanced organizations. Although Finland is cons…
Appearance-based discrimination against young women in the workplace
Purpose Appearance-based discrimination in workplaces based on an employee's physical appearance is a legal and ethical problem. This study provide important research findings concerning such discrimination in Estonia. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative case study strategy and narrative inquiry were used. The information which was gathered for the research consists of three cases which concern appearance-based discrimination against young …
Is there room for women? Male managers' experiences of gendered collaborative leadership in organizational life
Purpose This study critiques the existing leadership literature for oversimplifying organizational leadership by predominantly focusing on Western contexts. To address this limitation, we explore collaborative leadership within Pakistani organizational life – particularly in the higher education sector – through the under-researched perspective of male managers who have the authority to determine whether women, a historically marginalized group i…
Gender Diversity and Inequality (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Political science (6 works) · Public relations (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Work-Family Balance Challenges (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works)