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11. Work experiences of Polish women in the Scottish hospitality industry : an intersectional study

Author

Sitko, Rafal, Sang, Kate, and Richards, James

Subjects
331.7
Abstract

A growing body of research examines the experiences of women and migrants in the workplace; however, the academic literature offers a limited insight into migrant women's experiences of both privilege and disadvantage. The purpose of this study is to reveal the roles of intersecting social identities in migrant women's work experiences, specifically (hetero)gender, migratory status and whiteness. To achieve its aim, the study investigates the case of Polish women in the Scottish hospitality industry, with the use of life history interviews with 20 women and 14 semi-structured follow-up interviews. Data was analysed using a thematic analysis approach providing an in-depth exploration of work experiences of the largest non-UK born group of women in Scotland and furthering our understanding of gender inequality in the hospitality industry. The findings indicate that while research participants experienced a combination of privilege and disadvantage, disadvantage significantly outweighed the partial advantageous treatment which Polish women received. The data also provided an account of Polish women's reflections on episodes which can be recognised as instances of inequality. Through an intersectional lens the relationships between (hetero)gender, migration status and whiteness can be seen. By presenting new findings on Polish women's working experiences the thesis helps hospitality employers to understand and identify discriminating and privileging practices targeting a group of employees that is valuable for the industry. The study brings practitioners' attention to inequality forming practices between Polish women and other groups of employees but also within the studied population. The thesis contributes to the intersectional understanding of work inequality in a twofold manner. Firstly, it demonstrates the importance of incorporating (hetero)gender in intersectional studies of organisations. Drawing on Ingraham's call for the exposure of the "heterosexual imaginary" the study incorporates (hetero)gender along with other vectors of social categorisation to explain the roots of migrant women's disadvantage and privilege. Secondly, the thesis identifies contextual factors shaping migrant women's experiences of inequality. Situational influences catalysing migrant women's privilege and disadvantage were revealed at individual, organisational and international levels.

Published
2017

27. Commercializing University Innovations: A Sense-Making Perspective to Communicate Between Academics and Industry

Author

Andrews, Kyle, MacIntosh, Robert, and Sitko, Rafal

Subjects
X900, Strategy and Management, N100, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Abstract

Technology transfer offices (TTOs) play a key role in helping universities commercialize research and distribute knowledge. Nonetheless, there remains an incomplete understanding of the communication, which takes place between academics, industry partners, and TTO staff. The aim of this article is to examine, with the use of sense-making theory, strategies used by TTO employees as they work with academics and industry partners to commercialize intellectual property. In order to achieve this aim, an ethnographic exploratory case study was undertaken at a university TTO. The collected information then became the basis for qualitative interviews with TTO staff from 13 universities in Scotland. The study contributes to the sense-making theory by explaining how, during the commercialization conversations, TTO employees can deliberately interrupt the sense-making process through “dumbing down.” Our research introduces the TTO employee as a mediator and examines the role of the TTO staff in facilitating the sense-making process. The findings illustrate how someone who is not an expert in the field can add to the sense-making process. The study suggests that TTO employees intentionally engage in a “dumbing down process” to make complicated conversations easy to understand.

Published
2022

38. Catalytic Removal of NOx on Ceramic Foam-Supported ZnO and TiO2 Nanorods Ornamented with W and V Oxides

Author

Kapkowski, Maciej, primary, Siudyga, Tomasz, additional, Bartczak, Piotr, additional, Zubko, Maciej, additional, Sitko, Rafal, additional, Szade, Jacek, additional, Balin, Katarzyna, additional, Witkowski, Bartłomiej S., additional, Ożga, Monika, additional, Pietruszka, Rafał, additional, Godlewski, Marek, additional, and Polanski, Jaroslaw, additional

Published
2022
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