Sexuality, Power and Resistance in the Workplace
Organization Studies · 2007 · Volume 28 · Issue 2
Abstract
This paper investigates whether the expression of sexuality in organizations represents an opportunity for employee resistance or increased management control. It draws upon an empirical study of a high-commitment culture programme that encouraged both heterosexual and homosexual discourses. The study reveals a complex scenario in which sexuality is simultaneously a facet of control, a site of empowerment and an object of resistance. It is suggested that a multilevelled conceptualization of power and resistance is required in order to untangle the complex political implications of sexuality and re-eroticization at work.
Keywords
culture management, control, justice, power, resistance, sexuality
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