Description
Women’s leadership has long been the subject of academic research and popular commentaries which position them as falling/failing. For example, previous studies have used the notion of the glass cliff to describe how women are more likely to be selected for precarious leadership positions that carry a higher risk of failure. However, we suggest that the metaphor of the glass cliff has done little to challenge structural conditions that are detrimental to women’s leadership due to researchers’ adherence to an objectivist, positivist paradigm and a commitment to incrementally adding to existing knowledge.
In this event, we introduce refusal as a feminist resource for remaking narratives of women’s leadership that treat them as unable to avoid falling/failing. The leadership of refusal is a political and ethical stance that involves declining to recognize, rather than simply resisting, the masculine order. We use a storytelling approach to interpret the embodied performances that enable women leaders to refuse, rather than confront, attempted impositions of masculinized authority. In conclusion, we urge leadership scholars to position refusal more centrally, as refusing to perform according to established rules in order to transform oppressive power orders is a defining element of leadership.
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Provider Information
BAM Leadership & Leadership Development SIG
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Who Should Attend?
This event particularly speaks to A1, A2, C1, as indicated by BAM Framework.
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Benefits of Attendance
- A nuanced conceptualisation of women's leadership
- Deeper exploration of refusal as a feminist resource for remaking narratives of women’s leadership
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A better understanding of refusal as a defining element of leadership
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Facilitators
Professor Christian Harrison
Christian Harrison is a Professor of Leadership and Enterprise at the University of Greater Manchester UK and the Director of the Centre for Leadership and Empowerment. He is also the Head of the Research and Doctoral College of the Off Campus Division. He leads the Research Excellence Framework (REF) for Business and Management in the Business School and is a well-known scholar in leadership, contributing to media outlets like STV, Scotland Tonight, and the Guardian Nigeria. He has authored numerous research papers and books, including the bestselling Leadership Theory and Research: A Critical Approach to New and Existing Paradigms.
Christian chairs the Leadership and Leadership Development SIG of the British Academy of Management and the Academy for African Studies. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Certified Management and Business Educator, and a Fellow of the Institute of Business Administration and Knowledge Management. He serves on several editorial boards and panels, and as an external examiner for many UK universities.
An expert consultant and speaker, he has delivered leadership training to the Scottish Government Directors, NHS, SMEs, and a host of others. Professor Harrison’s accolades include an Honorary Doctor of Innovation in Leadership, 2024 Distinguished Leadership Award and multiple Excellence Awards. He is also the founder of The Leadership Mould Initiative International, championing leadership development globally.
Dr Eleni Karamali
She is also the co-track chair of the leadership and leadership development SIG of the British Academy of Management.
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Speakers
Prof Emma Bell
Her research explores questions related to materiality, embodiment and meaning in organizations using qualitative methods of inquiry.
Dr Nicole Ferry
She draws on her background in critical cultural theory to explore the ideological and gendered discourses of leadership and leadership development in a variety of contexts.
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Contact
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Event Fee
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