The in-betweeners : racio-ethnic and masculine identity work of Indian male managers in the South African private sector

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Carrim, Nasima Mohamed Hoosen

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Sage

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This article examines the extent to which minority Indian male managers engage in identity work in their efforts to gain career ascendancy in the private sector in South Africa. Indian male managers occupying diverse management posts at middle management and senior management levels in various sectors were interviewed. Results indicate that Indian men worked and reworked their managerial and cultural identities to form coherent identities which they were comfortable enacting in corporate South Africa. Race hierarchy in some workplaces placed Indian males at a disadvantage related to promotional opportunities. There is no simple solution to the problem as race hierarchy still dominates corporate South Africa, and Western norms still prevail.

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Corporate South Africa, Identity work, Minority Indian males, Masculinity, Racio-ethnic, Intersectionality

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Carrim, N.M.H. 2019, 'The in-betweeners : racio-ethnic and masculine identity work of Indian male managers in the South African private sector', The Journal of Men’s Studies, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 3-23 .