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Group identities as the building blocks of organizations: a story about nurses' daily work

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  • Sahlin-Andersson, Kerstin

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This article describes the everyday interactions in an organization composed of groups to which gender identities have been ascribed, namely a hospital ward. The female identity of the nursing profession is reflected in the interaction both within the group and in the interaction between nurses and doctors. The female identity of the nurses repeatedly appears as a norm and as a frame for interpreting their activities. However, work patterns are changing. In particular, those aspects of nursing which have been most closely associated with the female identity of the profession are being questioned, and great efforts are being made to change them. Conclusions are drawn about what effect such changed group identities may have on the organizational setting, and on the relations between occupational groups.

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  • Sahlin-Andersson, Kerstin, 1994. "Group identities as the building blocks of organizations: a story about nurses' daily work," Scandinavian Journal of Management, Elsevier, vol. 10(2), pages 131-145, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:scaman:v:10:y:1994:i:2:p:131-145
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