The interaction between gender and informal social networks: An East Asian perspective

Georgiadou, Andri; Syed, J.

Abstract

Despite the increasing attention to gender diversity management in recent decades, there is a dearth of studies that provide an East Asian perspective on this topic. We argue that informal social networks have a crucial role in macro-social and organizational approaches to diversity, such as social attitudes and laws, which in turn may affect organizational routines and practices of diversity management. In this article, we develop a research framework that connects gender diversity approach across macro-social and organizational levels of analysis. Responding to the call for contextual research, our focus in this article is on how gender diversity management in East Asia is affected by informal social networks at the macro-social level, namely guanxi in China, yongo in South Korea, and jinmyaku in Japan. Our review posits informal social networks as salient in mediating the shape and effect of institutional mechanisms at the macro-social level on diversity practices at the organizational level.

Citation

Georgiadou, A., & Syed, J. (2021). The interaction between gender and informal social networks: An East Asian perspective. Human Resource Management Journal, 31(4), 995-1009. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12347

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 18, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Apr 8, 2021
• Publication Date: 2021-11
• Deposit Date: Mar 22, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 9, 2023
• Journal: Human Resource Management Journal
• Print ISSN: 0954-5395
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 995-1009
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12347
• Keywords: East Asia; gender diversity management; informal social networks; organizational social capital
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5410951
• Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1748-8583.12347