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Type of Document

Dissertation

Author

Ahmed, Shamima

URN

etd-10192005-113316

Title

In search of the "different voice" in the organization : men's and women's construction of their work-roles

Degree

PhD

Department

Public Administration and Public Affairs

Advisory Committee

Advisor Name	Title
Wolf, James F.	Committee Chair
Asche, Jane A.	Committee Member
McSwain, Cynthia J.	Committee Member
Wamsley, Gary L.	Committee Member
White, Orion F. Jr.	Committee Member

Keywords

Women executives
Organizational behavior
Women college administrators.
Sex role in the work environment.

Date of Defense

1991-08-05

Availability

restricted

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of women's "different voice" on their organizational behaviors. The phrase "different voice" is used here to indicate that women perceive realities and think about them in a manner distinct from men. The study examines this issue by focusing on how men and women, working in similar positions within similar organizations, construct their work-roles.

The specific research questions that this study pursues are the following:

1. Does the "different voice" find its expression in women's construction of their work-roles? and

2. If so, in what ways?

The study uses the ethnomethodological perspective on understanding roles.

For the purpose of data collection, the study uses several methods. Among them, the in depth interview is the major one. In depth interviews are conducted wi th twelve informants, six men and six women, who are working as heads of various academic departments in a university. All the interviews were tape-recorded and later transcribed.

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