The Performativity of Organizational Gender Norms in Saudi Arabia
基于对利雅得33位企业主、经理和政府代表的访谈，研究揭示了沙特组织中性别规范如何通过四种表演性形式（不稳定、主权、夸张和矛盾）被管理者再生产，并探讨了政治与宗教的融合如何塑造性别空间。
This study explores how gendered norms are performed in organizations in Saudi Arabia and the boundary work managers engage in when (re)producing a norm. Drawing on 33 semi-structured interviews with firm owners, managers and government representatives in Riyadh, the analysis highlights the fluidity between politics and religion in Saudi Arabia and how this has shaped local regimes of recognition and organizational forms of gendered space. Based on the findings, four interconnected forms of performativity are theorized – precarious, sovereign, hyperbolic and paradoxical performativity. Thereby, this study advances a novel perspective on how the intimate entanglement between cultural and religious norms and laws engenders different forms of performativity through which managers try to pursue an ideal gendered arrangement in the workplace. Future areas for research and practical implications are proposed to deepen the understanding of the interplay between performative agency and organizational dynamics and policies.