Women's Roles in Operations Management: an Examination of Photographs Depicting Women at Work from 1870 to Post-2000

Smart, A. (2018) Women's Roles in Operations Management: an Examination of Photographs Depicting Women at Work from 1870 to Post-2000. 25th Annual EurOMA Conference, Budapest, Hungary, 24-26 Jun 2018.

Abstract

The research used content analysis of images from four periods and photo libraries to show that how women working in manufacturing operations have been depicted in photographs. The research suggests that photographs taken during World War 1 show women working in a wider variety of different operations – from toy manufacturing to shipbuilding – than was the case for images from World War 2 and from a modern photo library. The work also suggests that earlier images show operations as more sociable, with more evidence of interaction between workers.

• Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
• Status: Published
• Refereed: No
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Smart, Dr Alison
• Authors: Smart, A.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management

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