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45
Citations
7224
World Ranking
3929
National Ranking
666

Overview

Ruth Simpson is affiliated with Brunel University London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, with a particular focus on sociology, political science, and gender studies. Other subfields include general agricultural and biological sciences, urban studies, and management of technology and innovation.

Their scholarly work covers a range of topics related to rural development and sustainability, gender diversity and inequality, and entrepreneurship studies. Additional focus areas include family business performance and succession, gender, feminism, and media, as well as gender politics, representation, roles, and identity studies.

Simpson has published extensively in various academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Gender Work and Organization
  • International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship
  • Journal of Managerial Psychology
  • The Journal of Public Space
  • Population Space and Place

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on social dynamics in workplace and community settings. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Postfeminism, hybrid mumpreneur identities and the reproduction of masculine entrepreneurship" (2021) in International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship
  • "Social dominance, hypermasculinity, and career barriers in Nigeria" (2020) in Gender Work and Organization
  • "Time biases: exploring the work-life balance of single Nigerian managers and professionals" (2020) in Journal of Managerial Psychology
  • "Living and working on the edge: 'Place precarity' and the experiences of male manual workers in a U.K. seaside town" (2021) in Population Space and Place
  • "Public Space as a Venue for Peacebuilding in Lebanon? The Role of Civic Movements in Reclaiming Public Space in Beirut and Tripoli" (2021) in The Journal of Public Space

Their collaborative network includes frequent coauthors such as Patricia Lewis, Rachel Morgan, Vanessa Iwowo, Saija Katila, and Stephanie Schreven. The number of joint publications ranges from four to seven with these researchers.

Best Publications

  • Masculinity at Work The Experiences of Men in Female Dominated Occupations

    Ruth Simpson

  • Presenteeism, Power and Organizational Change: Long Hours as a Career Barrier and the Impact on the Working Lives of Women Managers

    Ruth Simpson

  • Men in non-traditional occupations: career entry, career orientation and experience of role strain

    R. Simpson

  • The role of cultural values in understanding the challenges faced by female entrepreneurs in Nigeria

    Chima Mordi;Ruth Simpson;Satwinder Singh;Chinonye Okafor

  • 25 Years On: Reflecting on the Past and Looking to the Future in Gender and Management Research

    Adelina Broadbridge;Ruth Simpson

  • Managing difference in feminized work: Men, otherness and social practice

    Alison Pullen;Ruth Simpson

  • An investigation of silence and a scrutiny of transparency: Re-examining gender in organization literature through the concepts of voice and visibility

    Ruth Simpson;Patricia Lewis

  • Dangerous Work: The Gendered Nature of Bullying in the Context of Higher Education

    Ruth Simpson;Claire Cohen

  • Kanter Revisited: Gender, Power and (In)Visibility

    Patricia Lewis;Ruth Simpson

  • Capitalising on learning: an exploration of the MBA as a vehicle for developing career competencies

    Jane Sturges;Ruth Simpson;Yochanan Altman

  • Postfeminism, Gender and Organization

    Patricia Lewis;Yvonne Benschop;Ruth Simpson

  • Masculinity and Management Education: Feminizing the MBA

    Ruth Simpson

  • Gender mix and organisational fit: how gender imbalance at different levels of the organisation impacts on women managers

    Ruth Simpson

  • The `boundaryless' career and career boundaries: Applying an institutionalist perspective to ICT workers in the context of Nigeria

    Afam Ituma;Ruth Simpson

  • Moving beyond Schein's typology: individual career anchors in the context of Nigeria

    Afam Ituma;Ruth Simpson

  • Men in Caring Occupations: Doing Gender Differently

    Ruth Simpson

  • Have Times Changed? Career Barriers and the Token Woman Manager

    Ruth Simpson

  • Voice, Visibility and the Gendering of Organizations

    Ruth Simpson;Patricia Lewis

  • The time bounded glass ceiling and young women managers: career progress and career success – evidence from the UK

    Ruth Simpson;Yochanan Altman

  • The Oxford Handbook of Gender in Organizations

    Savita Kumra;Ruth Simpson;Ronald J. Burke

  • An Investigation of Silence and a Scrutiny of Transparency: Re-Examining Gender in Organization Literature through the Concepts of Voice and Visibility Conference Paper

    Ruth Simpson;Patricia Lewis

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald J. Burke
Ronald J. Burke York University

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