Deborah Kerfoot

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine how this discourse reflects and reproduces management practices, and reconstitutes individuals in accordance with masculinist priorities, which has the effect of privileging men vis-a-vis women, serves to rank some men above others and maintains as dominant certain forms and practices of masculinity.

TL;DR: The distinction between male and female and masculinity and femininity continues to polarize relations between the sexes in ways that generally subordinate, marginalize, or undermine women with respect to men as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on certain limited aspects of femininity and masculinity that are important for an understanding of gender identity and sexuality in organizational settings, acknowledging the multiplicity of masculinities and femininities, they speak of a predominant form of masculinity that is elevated and privileged in everyday life.

TL;DR: The connections between men, masculinity and management remain understated if not largely concealed, despite a critical spotlight being increasingly cast on masculinity by many academic and other women as discussed by the authors, despite the fact that men, men, and management are linked in many ways.