Nasima M H Carrim
Biographic Data
| ID | 6410196 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nasima M H Carrim |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nasima M H |
| FAMILY NAME | Carrim |
| SIGNATURE | CARRIM N M H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pretoria |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1325-7978 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Making Africa Visible: Pathways for Intellectual Activism in Work and Organization
Data sharing not applicable to this article as no datasets were generated or analysed during the current study
Office gossip related to gays and lesbians: An ‘otherness’ perspective
Cross-cultural encounters with diverse individuals, such as gays and lesbians, has resulted in these persons often encountering a sense of otherness. Within the workplace context, there exists a preferable cultural identity of heteronormativity, where heterosexual individuals dominate and represent the ‘we,’ while those who are ‘different,’ including gays and lesbians, represent the ‘cultural other.’ The study that informs this article investigat…
Experiences of black African women entrepreneurs in the South African male-dominated entrepreneurial environments
In the current study, we examined how culture, gendered roles, and societal expectations shape South African black African women’s entrepreneurial experiences in male dominated entrepreneurial environments. Utilising a life story technique approach, we interviewed 12 Black African women entrepreneurs regarding their experiences in diverse South African male-dominated sectors. Overall, these women perceived three themes to characterise their exper…
Do We or Don't We? Muslim Women Wearing the Hijab in the South African Work Environment
This article examines the experiences of Muslim women who wear hijab in corporate South Africa. Muslim women from diverse organisations wearing hijab were interviewed. The study produced mixed results. While women who don the hijab were discriminated against in some organisations, in the majority of organisations religious pluralism is embraced. The results further indicate that although South Africa is a secular country, there are various pieces…
Work in Progress: Organisational and Occupational Identity Work of South African Employees After Firm Acquisition
Behind the Mask: Hybrid Identity Work of Indian Women Managers in Corporate South Africa
There is a dearth of research on how women managers engage in hybrid identity work during their career transitions, and the aim of this study was to fill this gap. Interviews were conducted with 13 Indian women managers in senior and top managerial positions, and the data obtained were analysed using thematic analysis. The narratives indicate that previously disadvantaged groups (Indian women in this case) are caught between subscribing to cultur…
The In-Betweeners: Racio-ethnic and Masculine Identity Work of Indian Male Managers in the South African Private Sector
This article examines the extent to which minority Indian male managers engage in identity work in their efforts to gain career ascendancy in the private sector in South Africa. Indian male managers occupying diverse management posts at middle management and senior management levels in various sectors were interviewed. Results indicate that Indian men worked and reworked their managerial and cultural identities to form coherent identities which t…
‘Shh … quiet! Here they come.’ Black employees as targets of office gossip
This study explored black employees’ experiences of racial profiling by their white peers through the medium of gossip \nat a historically white, South African university. Participants consisted of 24 black employees (males = 50%, females = \n50%; support staff = 50%, academic staff = 50%). The employees completed a semi-structured interview that elicited \ntheir perceptions of the settings in which gossip about black employees occurred, the perc…
Wedding Intersectionality Theory and Identity Work in Organizations: South African Indian Women Negotiating Managerial Identity
This paper addresses the continuing tension between focusing on identities and categories rather than processes and systems in intersectionality research, based on a study of the identity work of South African Indian women managers. We wed intersectionality theory with extant understandings of managerial identity work in organizations to demonstrate the dynamic interaction between both identities and categories and the institutionalized processes…
Gender and Cultural Identity Work of Unmarried Indian Breadwinner Daughters in South Africa
Although women worldwide are increasingly taking on breadwinner roles, little is known about the experiences of unmarried breadwinner daughters, particularly those in non-Western societies who belong to cultures with rigid gender role prescriptions. This study uses a life-story interview approach to explore the gender and cultural identity work of seven unmarried South African Indian daughters who are the breadwinners in their natal families. The…
Stepping Out of the Fish Tank: Ethnic Identity Work of Indian Parents
This article explores the ethnic identity work in which Indian parents engage with regard to allowing their daughters to pursue a tertiary education and a career. Life story interviews were conducted on a purposive sample of 12 sets of South African Indian parents. The results indicate that these parents, especially mothers experience tremendous inner identity conflict, as they are torn between ensuring that daughters maintain their honor and dig…
Workplace, Race and Ethnicity in
The article offers a review of research on the study of race and ethnicity in organizations. It discusses the contentious history of the definition of race, the manner in which the latter has evolved over the centuries, the various ways in which ethnicity is defined, as well as the difficulties scholars experience in applying these concepts to empirical studies in organizations. The theoretical approaches to the study of race and ethnicity are de…
Wedding Intersectionality Theory and Identity Work in Organizations: South African Indian Women Negotiating Managerial Identity
This paper addresses the continuing tension between focusing on identities and categories rather than processes and systems in intersectionality research, based on a study of the identity work of South African Indian women managers. We wed intersectionality theory with extant understandings of managerial identity work in organizations to demonstrate the dynamic interaction between both identities and categories and the institutionalized processes…
Office gossip related to gays and lesbians: An ‘otherness’ perspective
Cross-cultural encounters with diverse individuals, such as gays and lesbians, has resulted in these persons often encountering a sense of otherness. Within the workplace context, there exists a preferable cultural identity of heteronormativity, where heterosexual individuals dominate and represent the ‘we,’ while those who are ‘different,’ including gays and lesbians, represent the ‘cultural other.’ The study that informs this article investigat…
The In-Betweeners: Racio-ethnic and Masculine Identity Work of Indian Male Managers in the South African Private Sector
This article examines the extent to which minority Indian male managers engage in identity work in their efforts to gain career ascendancy in the private sector in South Africa. Indian male managers occupying diverse management posts at middle management and senior management levels in various sectors were interviewed. Results indicate that Indian men worked and reworked their managerial and cultural identities to form coherent identities which t…
Gender and Cultural Identity Work of Unmarried Indian Breadwinner Daughters in South Africa
Although women worldwide are increasingly taking on breadwinner roles, little is known about the experiences of unmarried breadwinner daughters, particularly those in non-Western societies who belong to cultures with rigid gender role prescriptions. This study uses a life-story interview approach to explore the gender and cultural identity work of seven unmarried South African Indian daughters who are the breadwinners in their natal families. The…
Workplace, Race and Ethnicity in
The article offers a review of research on the study of race and ethnicity in organizations. It discusses the contentious history of the definition of race, the manner in which the latter has evolved over the centuries, the various ways in which ethnicity is defined, as well as the difficulties scholars experience in applying these concepts to empirical studies in organizations. The theoretical approaches to the study of race and ethnicity are de…
‘Shh … quiet! Here they come.’ Black employees as targets of office gossip
This study explored black employees’ experiences of racial profiling by their white peers through the medium of gossip \nat a historically white, South African university. Participants consisted of 24 black employees (males = 50%, females = \n50%; support staff = 50%, academic staff = 50%). The employees completed a semi-structured interview that elicited \ntheir perceptions of the settings in which gossip about black employees occurred, the perc…
Wedding Intersectionality Theory and Identity Work in Organizations: South African Indian Women Negotiating Managerial Identity
This paper addresses the continuing tension between focusing on identities and categories rather than processes and systems in intersectionality research, based on a study of the identity work of South African Indian women managers. We wed intersectionality theory with extant understandings of managerial identity work in organizations to demonstrate the dynamic interaction between both identities and categories and the institutionalized processes…
Gender and Cultural Identity Work of Unmarried Indian Breadwinner Daughters in South Africa
Although women worldwide are increasingly taking on breadwinner roles, little is known about the experiences of unmarried breadwinner daughters, particularly those in non-Western societies who belong to cultures with rigid gender role prescriptions. This study uses a life-story interview approach to explore the gender and cultural identity work of seven unmarried South African Indian daughters who are the breadwinners in their natal families. The…
Stepping Out of the Fish Tank: Ethnic Identity Work of Indian Parents
This article explores the ethnic identity work in which Indian parents engage with regard to allowing their daughters to pursue a tertiary education and a career. Life story interviews were conducted on a purposive sample of 12 sets of South African Indian parents. The results indicate that these parents, especially mothers experience tremendous inner identity conflict, as they are torn between ensuring that daughters maintain their honor and dig…
Behind the Mask: Hybrid Identity Work of Indian Women Managers in Corporate South Africa
There is a dearth of research on how women managers engage in hybrid identity work during their career transitions, and the aim of this study was to fill this gap. Interviews were conducted with 13 Indian women managers in senior and top managerial positions, and the data obtained were analysed using thematic analysis. The narratives indicate that previously disadvantaged groups (Indian women in this case) are caught between subscribing to cultur…
The In-Betweeners: Racio-ethnic and Masculine Identity Work of Indian Male Managers in the South African Private Sector
This article examines the extent to which minority Indian male managers engage in identity work in their efforts to gain career ascendancy in the private sector in South Africa. Indian male managers occupying diverse management posts at middle management and senior management levels in various sectors were interviewed. Results indicate that Indian men worked and reworked their managerial and cultural identities to form coherent identities which t…
Work in Progress: Organisational and Occupational Identity Work of South African Employees After Firm Acquisition
Do We or Don't We? Muslim Women Wearing the Hijab in the South African Work Environment
This article examines the experiences of Muslim women who wear hijab in corporate South Africa. Muslim women from diverse organisations wearing hijab were interviewed. The study produced mixed results. While women who don the hijab were discriminated against in some organisations, in the majority of organisations religious pluralism is embraced. The results further indicate that although South Africa is a secular country, there are various pieces…
Experiences of black African women entrepreneurs in the South African male-dominated entrepreneurial environments
In the current study, we examined how culture, gendered roles, and societal expectations shape South African black African women’s entrepreneurial experiences in male dominated entrepreneurial environments. Utilising a life story technique approach, we interviewed 12 Black African women entrepreneurs regarding their experiences in diverse South African male-dominated sectors. Overall, these women perceived three themes to characterise their exper…
Office gossip related to gays and lesbians: An ‘otherness’ perspective
Cross-cultural encounters with diverse individuals, such as gays and lesbians, has resulted in these persons often encountering a sense of otherness. Within the workplace context, there exists a preferable cultural identity of heteronormativity, where heterosexual individuals dominate and represent the ‘we,’ while those who are ‘different,’ including gays and lesbians, represent the ‘cultural other.’ The study that informs this article investigat…
Making Africa Visible: Pathways for Intellectual Activism in Work and Organization
Data sharing not applicable to this article as no datasets were generated or analysed during the current study
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