Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
3-1993
Abstract
Findings from a content analysis of newspaper articles are reported to uncover the rhetorical visions of men and women managers portrayed by the media in Singapore and to unfold the inherent conflicting forces that women managers face. The vision of women managers that was portrayed by the press emphasized the dilemmas and role conflicts that the women managers face, whereas the vision emphasized for the men managers was their managerial abilities. The study also uncovered that the success of the women managers relied on a support system that consisted of a male mentor, a supportive husband, and a mother or maid to help with the house chores. The the success of the men managers depended wholly on themselves. Implications of the findings are discussed.
Keywords
vision, women managers, Singapore, role conflict, success
Discipline
Asian Studies | Business | Human Resources Management
Research Areas
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources
Publication
Human Relations
Volume
46
Issue
4
First Page
527
Last Page
542
ISSN
0018-7267
Identifier
10.1177/001872679304600406
Publisher
SAGE
Citation
LEE, Jean S. K. and TAN, Hwee Hoon.
Rhetorical Vision of Men and Women Managers in Singapore. (1993). Human Relations. 46, (4), 527-542.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/2610
Copyright Owner and License
Publisher
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1177/001872679304600406