Emotions in a rational profession: The gendering of skills in ICT work

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-71

  Kelan, Elisabeth K ^a  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discourse analysis; Emotion; Gender; Ideal worker; Information communication technology

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; GENDER ISSUE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 36849047413     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2007.00355.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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