Women production workers’ introduction into a Norwegian Shipyard 1965–1989
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8420662 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Croucher (0000-0002-9617-734X, Business School, Middlesex University, London, UK, corresponding author), Gunnar Magne Økland (Department of Strategy and Management, NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen, Norway) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 776-794 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Business History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6791 • E-ISSN: 1743-7938 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00076791.2019.1642327 |
| OpenAlex | W2966471435 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 23 |
We investigate women’s introduction to skilled production jobs in Norway’s largest shipyard, 1965-80, estimating the experiment’s success. We analyze the difficulties experienced in adapting working conditions and culture to the women entrants, using a theoretical industrial relations/occupational health and safety lens. Working conditions resulted in considerable occupational illness among the women. Job tenure was therefore short, helping sustain an intra-occupational gender pay gap. A management-union alliance established and maintained women’s ‘reserve’ and ‘helper’ statuses. Women’s collective voice was highly circumscribed. Our evidence supports previous arguments that social and industrial relations configurations were among Norwegian yards’ problems in responding to powerful global competitive pressures. However, we argue that management-union cooperation, rather than conflict, underlay this experiment’s limited success
Alliance · Business · Economics · Labour economics · Management · Norwegian · Political science · Production (economics · Shipbuilding · Shipyard · Yard · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Politics and Representation · Industrial relations · Labor Movements and Unions · Industrial Relations
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |