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Human Relations, Vol. 51, No. 2, 121-136 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/001872679805100201

Male Managers as Fathers? Contrasting Management, Fatherhood, and Masculinity

Bris Aaltio-Marjosola

Turku School of Economic and Business Administration, Department of Business Administration, Rehtorinpellon Katu 3, FIN 20500, Turku, Finland.

Jyri Lehtinen

Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration, Department of Business Administration, Runeberginkatu 14-16, 00100 Helsinki, Finland.

In this study, we discuss the relationships between the private and professional life of male managers, with special emphasis on the meaning of fatherhood in this relationship. By presenting and studying the symbolics of an adventure movie, Hook, we aim to show how the personality of a male manager named Peter Banning is changed when he grows closer to his children through recalling his earlier life as Peter Pan, a boy with a rich fantasy life and the ability to fly. The key concepts in our interpretation are drawn from clinical approaches toward management, narcissism in particular. Moreover, we aim to point out that managerial personality issues are closely related to the questions of gender and to the reconstruction of masculinity as a social trend. Until now this aspect has not been considered in management studies applying the clinical approach.

Key Words: leadership • gender • managerial personality • narcissism


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