Gender,power and office politics |
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| Authors: | Bella Ya-Hui Lien Dr |
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| Institution: | Department of Business Administration , National Chung Cheng University , 160, Snag-Hsing, Ming Hsiung, Chia-Yi, Taiwan , 621 Phone: +?886 5?2720411 ext. 34315 Fax: +?886 5?2720411 ext. 34315 E-mail: bmayhl@ccu.edu.tw |
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| Abstract: | Abstract This interpretative study explores the experiences of Taiwanese female clerical workers as they deal with office politics. A hermeneutical phenomenology is used to describe and interpret the participants' experiences. The study shows that powerlessness and frustration result from: (1) structural barriers; (2) behavioral barriers; and (3) accommodation and rationalization. This study has implications for research and practice in international area of women's studies and for the field of international career development education. |
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| Keywords: | Power office politics young college-educated females Taiwan hermeneutic phenomenology career development |
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