This assignment focuses on the ongoing changes in the working environment and discusses the role of feminization of management as a desirable alternative to the standardized approaches of managing people while using exemplary scenes out of the movie “Potiche” in order to illustrate and support one´s findings.
According to a study released in the US in 2012, nearly two-third of the American workforce is not happy at work and disengaged by the organization they are working for. Hereby the right way of managing and controlling your workforce plays definitely a major role in affecting this problem.
The working environment has shifted since our society has gone through the process of industrialization and so did the ways of collaboration, communication and monitoring at work. For being a successful human resource manager you have to understand the needs of your workers and continuously react and adapt to changing circumstances as well as improve your managing styles over time.
Human resource management (HRM) handles with living creatures having their own personalities and goals and which are massively influenced by the culture and society they live in. As soon as values in society and the role of a human being regarding work are changing, traditional management styles that have worked for a long time may have become outdated. Instead new appropriate ways of managing your workforce may be needed in order to get people much more productive and engaged in what they do at work.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Main Body/Analysis
- Conclusion
Objectives and Key Themes
This assignment examines the evolving working environment and proposes the feminization of management as a possible solution to address the shortcomings of standardized management approaches. The paper aims to analyze the historical shifts in the business world, including the transition to a knowledge-based economy, the shift in competition, and changes in the nature of employment. It explores the impact of these shifts on management styles and investigates the potential benefits of a more feminine management approach.
- The feminization of management as an alternative to traditional, bureaucratized management styles.
- The impact of societal changes on the working environment and the need for adapted management practices.
- The shift from industrial to knowledge-based economy and its implications on management approaches.
- The contrasting styles of transactional and transformational leadership, with examples from the film "Potiche."
- The influence of cultural values, such as masculinity and femininity, on management styles and workplace dynamics.
Chapter Summaries
The introductory chapter lays the groundwork for the discussion by outlining the ongoing changes in the working environment and highlighting the need for adaptive management styles. It introduces the concept of feminization of management as a potential alternative to standardized approaches. Chapter two delves into the historical context of these changes, highlighting three major shifts: the transition from an industrial to a knowledge-based economy, the shift in the nature of competition, and the changes in the nature of employment.
Keywords
Feminization of management, knowledge-based economy, innovation-driven competition, transformational leadership, transactional leadership, bureaucratic management, post-bureaucratic management, Theory X, Theory Y, cultural values, masculinity, femininity, workplace dynamics.
- Citation du texte
- Sebastian Zimmer (Auteur), 2014, The Feminization of Management Styles. An Alternative to Bureaucratized and Standardized Approaches?, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/273594
