Male Managers as Fathers? Contrasting Management, Fatherhood, and Masculinity
通过分析电影《虎克船长》中男性管理者彼得·班宁的角色转变，探讨父亲身份如何影响管理者的个性与男性气质，对关注工作家庭平衡和性别议题的管理学者有启发。
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.