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From Social Secretaries to HR Managers: An Analysis of Research on Women in Human Resource Management

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Based on a review of the empirical research on women in human resource management (HRM), I argue that collectively, the existing research neglects the role of organizations in contributing to unequal outcomes for women. Through an analysis of historical narratives on women in HRM, I illustrate how the persistent association of HRM with women’s work impacts not only the status of individuals working in the field but the status of the field itself. I then propose a gendering organizations perspective that connects inequality to organizational practices in order to enrich the future research on women in HRM. Lastly, I propose a research agenda that takes a practice-based approach to analyzing the organizational mechanisms that create divisions of labor in HRM and distribute rewards unevenly.

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  • Appleby, Kaitlin, 2018. "From Social Secretaries to HR Managers: An Analysis of Research on Women in Human Resource Management," management revue - Socio-Economic Studies, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 29(4), pages 405-431.
    • Handle: RePEc:nms:mamere:10.5771/0935-9915-2018-4-405
    DOI: 10.5771/0935-9915-2018-4-405
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