Do they speak SNAG
Comparing male students' perceptions of workplace communication dilemmas with those of female students and female managers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12920834 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary Barrett (0000-0003-0221-0979, University of Wollongong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 148-162 |
| Publication date | 2011-03-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Gender in Management An International Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1754-2413 • E-ISSN: 1754-2421 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1108/17542411111116554 |
| OpenAlex | W2090371286 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 18 |
Purpose Barrett compared the perceptions of female management students and senior female managers about effective and probable workplace communication strategies, and the extent to which each group's perceptions were influenced by gender norms in communication. The purpose of this paper is to compare male students' perceptions of the strategies to those of female students and female managers. Design/methodology/approach In total, 255 second‐year male management students evaluated strategies for the same dilemmas as the two female groups. Findings Overall, male students resemble female students rather than senior female managers. They reject some stereotypically male strategies, seeing them as more effective for women. Yet, male students regard an ineffective but probable approach to getting credit for ideas as even less effective for men than for women, and an effective, but feminine, strategy for getting noticed for promotion as more effective for women. Male students may believe using overtly feminine strategies penalizes men. Like female students, male students' confidence affects their personal choice of strategy. Research limitations/implications The study used a limited number of dilemmas and demographic factors, limiting the results' generalizability. “Paper” scenarios, even if drawn from typical workplace dilemmas, may not reflect the work world. Nevertheless, the findings suggest language ideologies at work are changing for both genders. Originality/value This paper describes the first study comparing students' and senior women managers' reactions to classic workplace communication problems. In addition, it investigates the perceptions of young men rather than stereotypical males
Creativity · Developmental psychology · Generalizability theory · Limiting · Originality · Perception · Promotion (chess · Value (mathematics · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Management and Marketing Education · Psychology · Social Psychology
Discovering connections
Thematic structure and progression in discourse
From ‘the Woman's’ Point of View
Ways Women Lead
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Have they learnt to interrupt
Wide-verbal-repertoire speech
Gender, language, and influence
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Hierarchies, Jobs, Bodies
Gender, Capitalism and Globalization
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |