This text examines some of the assumptions that have been made about women at work - for example that women's "difference" is rooted in biology and that women and men have contrasting skills and attitudes. It considers the key topics in organizational behaviour to test such assumptions.
Carefully researched and thought provoking, the first edition of Organizational Behaviour and Gender was a rarity - a textbook that examined what is perhaps the key determinant of real-world organizational life. Now revised and expanded, this second edition will appeal to a new generation of students dissatisfied with textbooks that portray the world of work as predominantly harmonious. Organizational Behaviour and Gender - Second Edition is a comprehensive text that considers the standard organizational behaviour topics (such as selection, appraisal, motivation and leadership) and puts the theoretical assumption of gender neutrality within organisations under examination.
'This book should be essential reading for both men and women interested in taking a fresh approach when re-examining gender and organisational behaviour. An excellent, comprehensive text which successfully challenges the male-as-norm model of management.' Professor Marilyn J. Davidson, Manchester School of Management, UMIST, UK 'The author pulls no punches in this critique of both organisational practice and the academic discipline of Organisational Behaviour. ... This is a very comprehensive treatment of the subject and represents an important contribution to the process of redressing the limited perspective of OB literature on which the author writes so passionately.' Economic Outlook and Business Review 'Wilson's text is both thought-provoking and scholarly. I hope it finds a place alongside mainstream texts in organizational behaviour courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It not only provides a much-needed critical perspective on organizational theory, it also helps men and women to understand the complexities of gender socialization and gender relations int he workplace.' Women in Management Review
