The informal mode of management: neo-patriarchy and wasta in a Saudi organisation

IF 1.2 4区管理学 Q4 MANAGEMENT

Culture and Organization Pub Date : 2022-01-24 DOI:10.1080/14759551.2022.2029443

Ayman Adham

引用次数: 3

Abstract

ABSTRACT Using the labour process theory as an analytical lens, this research revisits the concept of neo-patriarchy with the aim of exploring what it means for manager-worker relations in male-only workplaces. The empirical findings from the in-depth qualitative case study show that neo-patriarchal societal structure is reinforced at the workplace level as the firm deliberately excludes hiring females, eliminates most formal regulations, and managers rely on informal practices to recruit, reward and control labour. This has resulted in workers solidifying personal relationships ‘wasta’ to reduce effort and receive extra benefits. This article makes two contributions: first, it brings the capitalist logic of profit generation into the analysis of manager-worker relations in neo-patriarchal societies. Second, it contributes to the literature on workplace relations in the Arab Middle East by exploring the material base of excluding female labour (i.e. patriarchy) and the use of informal managerial tactics to subordinate male labour (i.e. neo-patriarchy).

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非正式管理模式：沙特组织中的新父权制和wasta

摘要本研究以劳动过程理论为分析视角，重新审视了新父权制的概念，旨在探讨它对男性工作场所的管理者与工人关系意味着什么。深入定性案例研究的实证结果表明，新父权制社会结构在工作场所层面得到了加强，因为公司故意排斥雇佣女性，取消了大多数正式法规，管理者依靠非正式做法来招聘、奖励和控制劳动力。这导致工人们固化了个人关系，以减少工作量并获得额外的福利。本文有两个贡献：第一，将利润生成的资本主义逻辑引入到新父权社会中管理者与工人关系的分析中。其次，它通过探索排斥女性劳动力的物质基础（即父权制）和使用非正式管理策略服从男性劳动力（即新父权制），为阿拉伯中东地区的工作场所关系文献做出了贡献。

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Culture and Organization MANAGEMENT-

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3.20

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12.50%

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