Wilson, F. and Nutley, S. (2003) A critical look at staff appraisal: The case of women in Scottish universities. Gender, Work and Organization, 10(3), pp. 301-319. (doi: 10.1111/1468-0432.00197)
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Abstract
An analysis of appraisal of women staff in Scottish universities reveals two ‘puzzles’. First, although there is a general decline in the use of appraisal schemes in these universities, women staff still have a strong sense of being subject to a disciplinary technology. Second, although appraisal and the broader disciplinary technology disadvantage women, they still want to be appraised. This article uses the critical literature on appraisal, and particularly a Foucauldian analysis of disciplinary power, to shed light on these apparent contradictions. Such an approach helps explain the first of these ‘puzzles’ but a basic conundrum for women remains — although there are demands for appraisal and normalization in the name of fairness and equity, such processes of normalization tend to be gender-biased and hence should be resisted by women.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Wilson, Professor Fiona |
Authors: | Wilson, F., and Nutley, S. |
College/School: | College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management |
Journal Name: | Gender, Work and Organization |
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. |
ISSN: | 0968-6673 |
ISSN (Online): | 1468-0432 |
Published Online: | 28 April 2003 |
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