Open this publication in new window or tab >>2025 (English)In: Public Management Review, ISSN 1471-9037, E-ISSN 1471-9045, Vol. 27, no 4, p. 1068-1088Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
By exploring the perceptions of cooperation between technostructure experts and middle line managers of different departments in three Swedish municipalities in a qualitative study, this paper contributes to an understanding of how gendered norms inscribed in type of work influence expectations on cooperation. Theories of principal-agent, stewardship, and partnership, and a gender perspective are used. The comparative analysis shows that despite changes in work roles under the influence of NPM, traditional norms about gender appear to be reproduced in the expectations of cooperation. The results illustrate how cooperation is shaped in contexts associated with feminine respective masculine work. © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Keywords
Cooperation; gendered work; municipality; principal; steward
National Category
Work Sciences Gender Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:du-49292 (URN)10.1080/14719037.2024.2387170 (DOI)001287689800001 ()2-s2.0-85200743133 (Scopus ID)
2024-08-282024-08-282025-04-25