The role of homosociality in maintaining men’s powerfulness in construction companies

Galea, N; Powell, A; Salignac, F

The role of homosociality in maintaining men’s powerfulness in construction companies

Galea, N Powell, A Salignac, F

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Publisher:: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Construction Management and Economics, 2023, 41, (2), pp. 172-182
Issue Date:: 2023-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Galea, N
dc.contributor.author	Powell, A
dc.contributor.author	Salignac, F https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8687-2963
dc.date.accessioned	2024-05-29T03:53:02Z
dc.date.available	2024-05-29T03:53:02Z
dc.date.issued	2023-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Construction Management and Economics, 2023, 41, (2), pp. 172-182
dc.identifier.issn	0144-6193
dc.identifier.issn	1466-433X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/179317
dc.description.abstract	Over the last few decades, research has largely focused on the processes and practices that act against women in male-dominated industries and the effect this has on their career progression. However, men’s careers are under analysed. This paper flips the gaze, applying a feminist institutionalist lens to examine the practices and rules that shape and enable men’s career progression. This is critical if we are to understand how men’s power in organizations is maintained and perpetuated, arguably at the expense of women’s careers. It draws on data from a rapid ethnographic study of the Australian construction industry, specifically of construction professionals working in two multinational Australian construction companies. The paper finds that men’s career progression routinely operates through homosociality, instrumentally and expressively, via a “sponsor-mobility” principle whereby selected individuals receive higher levels of guidance, access to opportunities and advocacy from their managers.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
dc.relation.ispartof	Construction Management and Economics
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/01446193.2022.2151025
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	09 Engineering, 12 Built Environment and Design, 14 Economics
dc.subject.classification	Building & Construction
dc.subject.classification	33 Built environment and design
dc.subject.classification	38 Economics
dc.subject.classification	40 Engineering
dc.title	The role of homosociality in maintaining men’s powerfulness in construction companies
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	41
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utslib.for	12 Built Environment and Design
utslib.for	14 Economics
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Provost
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Provost/TD School
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dc.date.updated	2024-05-29T03:53:00Z
pubs.issue	2
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Abstract:

Over the last few decades, research has largely focused on the processes and practices that act against women in male-dominated industries and the effect this has on their career progression. However, men’s careers are under analysed. This paper flips the gaze, applying a feminist institutionalist lens to examine the practices and rules that shape and enable men’s career progression. This is critical if we are to understand how men’s power in organizations is maintained and perpetuated, arguably at the expense of women’s careers. It draws on data from a rapid ethnographic study of the Australian construction industry, specifically of construction professionals working in two multinational Australian construction companies. The paper finds that men’s career progression routinely operates through homosociality, instrumentally and expressively, via a “sponsor-mobility” principle whereby selected individuals receive higher levels of guidance, access to opportunities and advocacy from their managers.

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