Women Business Leaders: Identity, Resistance, and Alternative Forms of Knowledge in Saudi Arabia

This book offers an intimate look at the stories and experiences of 14 Saudi women leaders, challenging the master narrative of Saudi women in leadership. It explores leadership identity, workplace resistance, and alternative forms of knowledge through a combination of master narratives, counter narratives, and personal narratives. It also discusses various feminisms, including postcolonial feminism, Islamic feminism, and decolonial feminism, to provide a theoretical framework for understanding the complexities of the theoretical terrain. The book is valuable for researchers, academics, and professionals in leadership, management, gender, and diversity.

Format: Hardback
Length: 214 pages
Publication date: 11 October 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published works on Saudi women in organizational contexts often present a singular and monolithic portrayal of Saudi women in leadership, limiting their narratives and experiences. This book seeks to challenge the dominant narrative by providing an in-depth exploration of the stories and experiences of Saudi women leaders. Through extensive interviews with 14 Saudi women leaders, the author delves into their leadership identities, workplace resistance, and alternative forms of knowledge.

From a methodological perspective, the reader is offered a multi-layered analysis, encompassing the master narrative, counter narratives, and the author's narrative. Additionally, a theoretical discussion surrounding various feminisms, such as Postcolonial feminism, Islamic feminism, and Decolonial Feminism, is presented to provide insights into the complexities of the theoretical terrain and to acknowledge the potential for future theory development.

By shifting the focus from challenges to the strategies employed by Saudi women leaders, this book emerges as an emancipatory and inclusive tool in research, with practical implications for business. It will be of significant value to researchers, academics, and professionals in the fields of leadership, management, gender, and diversity.

Weight: 580g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032067407