Stigmas, Work and Organizations

This book brings together current research on stigma, stigma management, and stigma theory as applied to business and management at the micro, meso, and macro levels. It provides a comprehensive perspective of the literature on stigmas and is relevant to those working in organizational behavior, human resource management, and management studies more broadly. The book includes chapters covering topics at the individual level (e.g., religious belief, illness, obesity, and sexual preference), occupational level (e.g., healthcare workers, garbage collectors, butchers, medical doctors), and organizational level (e.g., organizational image, multinational organizations). It offers readers a truly international perspective on this growing area of study.

Collates the research on a growing field of study that at present is scattered throughout different areas Provides example of three different perspectives of stigmas in the organizational environment Based on research from some of the leading academics in the field

Autorentext
S. Bruce Thomson is Assistant Professor in the School of Business at MacEwan University, Canada. He has published in leading journals such as Human Resource Management, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Thunderbird International Business Review and Journal of Contemporary Asia. His previous work on religion in the work was published by Palgrave in 2015 Religion and Organizational Stigma at Work.
Gina Grandy is Professor, Research Program Lead and RBC Women in Leadership Scholar at the Hill and Levene Schools of Business, University of Regina, Canada. She serves on the editorial advisory board for Gender in Management: An International Journal and is the Associate Editor for Case Research Journal. Her research has been published widely in such journals as Human Relations, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Management Studies, Gender, Work and Organization, Organization, Management Learning, Gender in Management andCase Research Journal.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. Obesity and Stigmatization at Work.- 3. Chronic Illness Stigma and its Relevance in the Workplace.- 4. The Complex Nature of Disability Stigma in Employment: Impact on Access and Opportunity.- 5. The Dynamic Recursive Process of Community Influences, LGBT-support Policies and Practices, and Perceived Discrimination at Work.- 6. Sinners and Saints: Morally Stigmatized Work.- 7. Does necessity shield work? The struggles of butchers and waste management workers for recognition.- 8. Once more, with Feeling! Working with Emotional Taint.- 9. Stigma and the journey of extreme social mobility: Notes on the management of discreditable identities in a high status university degree.- 10. Organizational Stigmas Where Now?.- 11 Stigma and Multinational Corporations.- 12 Conclusion.