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Māori men at work

Leadership, discourse, and ethnic identity

Bibliographic Data

ID12859618
AuthorsJ Holmes (0000-0002-1791-033X, corresponding author), Bernadette Vine (0000-0003-0156-6439, University of Bern), Meredith Marra (0000-0002-1862-6488)
Year2009
Volume6
Issue3
Publication date2009-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueIntercultural Pragmatics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1612-295X • E-ISSN: 1613-365X
PublisherDe Gruyter (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/iprg.2009.018
OpenAlexW2005071077
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited5

This paper explores a specific dimension of intercultural interaction by examining how leadership is enacted specifically through talk by two Māori male managers in New Zealand professional organizations. Any effective leader must be able to provide strong direction to his or her team, as well as having well-developed relational skills, and examples are provided to show how each leader achieves these facets of leadership in a very specific intercultural context. Both leaders work in organizations within a society with predominantly western (Pākehā) values, but which are nevertheless committed to promoting Māori values and furthering Māori goals; ethnicity is thus an important and omni-relevant aspect of interaction in these workplaces. Their Māori values and identity are salient features of the managers' interactions, and integral to their leadership styles and the way they each enact their roles as leaders. Māori concepts such as tikanga (customs), kawa (protocols) and whakaiti (humility), along with the importance given to family and looking after people in Māori culture, are evident. Although some of these values are shared by Pākehā, the analysis highlights areas which contrast with the way Pākehā managers lead in majority group organizational contexts

Context (archaeology · Ethnic group · Humility · Identity (music · Leadership style · Multiculturalism · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Salient · Shared leadership · Sociology · Emotional Labor in Professions · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works4
Citations per year0,27
Citation span2011 - 2025 (15)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 4

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