Un/doing gender and the aesthetics of organizational performance

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 512-533

  Hancock, Philip ^a   Tyler, Melissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Embodiment; Gender; Landscaping; Performativity

Indexed keywords

ESTHETICS; GENDER ISSUE;

EID: 35448962583     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2007.00369.x     Document Type: Article

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