For this study, the terms merger and consolidation are used interchangeably. Introduction in 1998, two of the worlds most prominent automobile manufacturers daimlerbenz and chrysler corporation announced the two companies were to merge damiler, chrysler and the failed merger management case study. The programme has seen momentous evolution over the past two decades. Critical studies such as narrative and discourse analyses and gender studies questioned the assumption of leadership as a purely. Aftermath of mergers and acquisitions impact the employees or the workers the most. Tema genus and forum for gender studies and equality at linkoping university. Bagali2 1research scholar, management education, jain university, bangalore. The development of womens studiesgender studies in. Study the views of various companies regarding the choice and implementation of workplace diversity. Further, in 1970, the norwegian researcher, harriet holter published her book, sex roles and social structure, which marked the transition from sex role research in education to a more comprehensive view of gender as a social structure in society at large.
A unfpa strategy for gender mainstreaming in areas of. Along with developing a critique of gender inequalities,in both personal relationships and in social positioning. The study also revealed that needs adopted a women in. The scientists rated women as less competent and even recommended paying them much less than men. Most downloaded womens studies international forum articles. We combine scopus data with various data sources described. The importance of leadership and culture in mergers 6 the importance of leadership and culture in mergers i. The academic study of gender has a relatively short history. New study finds discrimination against women and racial. Position of pakistani women in 21st century a long way to go by dr khalid manzoor butt read more. Given the lack of indigenous leadership definitions, the study will initially seek to define leadership indigenously. For example, they shed light on the relationship between the gendered concepts of the nation state, the military and citizenship yuvaldavis 2003. Gender studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to analysing gender identity and.
The ongoing dance of merger and acquisition happening every week is hard to miss. Gender equality policies in public research european commission. The most downloaded articles from womens studies international forum in the last 90 days. The university of kwazulunatals gender studies programme, the first academic department of its kind in south africa has a rich history. An emphirical study on relationship between diversity management practices, obstacles and acceptance of gender diversity among employees in it industry. But, according to mckinsey research, only 16% of merger reorgs fully deliver their objectives in the planned time, 41% take longer than expected, and. Security council resolution 25 called on all actors involved in. In gswswgst, critically examining the world around us with regards to power, privilege, and marginalized groups and identities is at the forefront of all topics. Pdf a gender analysis of the nigerian national gender. The council asked the secretarygeneral to carry out a study on the impact of armed conflict on women and girls, the role of women in peacebuilding and the gender dimensions of peace processes and conflict resolution. Abstract though the occurrence of rape in the conduct of war is by no means historically new, research into its causes and functions has only really begun in the past couple of decades.
Change is the only thing that will never change so lets learn to adopt by change management. Gender roles and expectations play a significant role in couple interaction, family decisionmaking, and perspectives on marital satisfaction. Womens studies gender studies in the nordic countries. Retention after a merger keeping your employees from. Nevertheless, focusing on the empowerment of women as a group requires an analysis of gender relations, that is, the way in which power relations between the sexes are constructed and maintained. The securitization of sexual violence places gender based violence within the high politics of international security. I investigate whether the role of gender also affects mergers and acquisitions in europe and the united kingdom. Overview of linkages between gender and climate change. This article presents the social cognitive theory of. Gender relations, violence and conflict transformation. A new approach for reducing gender inequality in the workplace has shown promise in.
Gender studies montiel major reference works wiley online. The study will be useful for the companies under discussion nevertheless it shall also be helpful for people who want to know more about workplace diversity, and how to manage it. December 19, 2017 stanford sociologist pilots new method to reduce gender inequality at work. Social cognitive theory of gender development and differentiation kay bussey albert bandura macquarie university stanford university abstract human differentiation on the basis of gender is a fundamental phenomenon that affects virtually every aspect of peoples daily lives. In the event when a new resulting company is efficient business wise, it would require less. It was established in 1988, and then known as women studies under the old university of natal, durban campus. War rape is a difficult phenomenon about which to generalise, considering the variances in context and actors involved. Director gender and mergers and acquisitions abstract does director gender influence ceo empire building. The influence of mergers and acquisitions on employee. Identify documents and websites relevant to gender and the sectoral topics provide some guidelines for integrating gender into the sectors outline key research questions 1.
This publication will analyse all the factors that lead to change. The importance of leadership and culture in mergers. Feminism by any other name judith butler interviews rosi braidotti pdf. The gender studies programme is a vibrant interdisciplinary academic program that participates in a wide range of research, teaching and community service activities. Gender studies developed alongside and emerged out of womens studies, which consolidated as an academic field of inquiry in the 1970s. Fetishization of sexual violence in international security.
But it has been found that most mergers and acquisition fail because of poor handling of change management. Impact of mergers and acquisitions on workers or employees. As a result, firms with female directors are less likely to make acquisitions and if they do, pay lower bid premia. It is well known through research that by using a gender neutral language and. Gender studies and assistant research scientist at th e kinsey institute for research in sex, gender, and reproduction. Gender relations, violence and conflict transformation 3 security, international politics and war. It does so by packaging gender based violence perpetrated in the context of war as a cohesive thing that fits neatly into the traditional security paradigms. It is a well known fact that whenever there is a merger or an acquisition, there are bound to be lay offs. Think back to your study of united states history in.
By investigating this, i contribute with this paper to the literature how women affect firm financial performance. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Gender norms and stereotypes reinforce gendered identities and constrain the behaviour of women and men in ways that lead to inequality ridgeway, 2011. Does it affect the bid premium paid for target firms. Gender roles and expectations play a significant role in couple interaction, family decisionmaking, and. Contemporary issues and perspectives on gender research in. The findings reveal that men in hightech companies earn 25% more than women, compared to the gap in the uk overall of 18%.
It is commonly argued that biological differences between males and females determine gender by causing enduring differences in capabilities and dispositions. The goal of introduction to gender studies is encapsulated in the title. International journal of organizational analysis, vol. Wiegman tracks some of the anxieties that emerged with the shift from womens to gender studies, such as concerns it would decenter women and erase the feminist activism that gave rise to the field. At whitman, the gender studies program brings together womens and feminist studies, mens and masculinity studies, studies of gender itself, and lgbt queer studies. Abstract gender studies is an interdisciplinary field of research where sociology, history, anthropology, economy, political science. This article, however, attempts to synthesise existing literature through the analysis of. Gender analysis is the starting point for gender mainstreaming. Its emergence can be dated as recently as the late 1960s,and its development triggered by second wave feminism. Bornstein, a trans woman who finds gender deeply problematic, sums up this resistance nicely in her 1995 book title, gender outlaw. Mercer has undertaken analysis of the gender pay gap in the uk hightechnology sector, covering 66,000 employees across 153 companies. The role of leadership in mergers and acquisitions. A major 2012 study revealed significant gender bias in hiring in the natural sciences.
Through this collaboration the merger of the two universities now known as the university of kwazulunatal was long heralded. To date gender analyses in the education and agriculture swaps focus on constraints to women accessing education and agricultural extension services, rather than on measures to advance the quality of those services. The third, normative group of studies deals with peace in theory and. The studies purpose is to understand what differences and similarities exist between chinese and south african descriptions of leadership style. Gender balance and gender perspectives also receive considerable attention.