Nationalism, Culture, and Gender in Myanmar: Unraveling Power Structures through Zat Pwe-PDF
Nationalism, Culture, and Gender in Myanmar: Unraveling Power Structures through Zat Pwe-PDF
| Author | |
|---|---|
| Editorial Board | Dr. Benjamin Baumann, Chief Editor |
| Series Title | Insights from Southeast Asia. Multiple Approaches towards the Region, Volume 11 |
| ISBN | |
| Publication Date | November 25, 2024 |
| No. of Pages | 276 |
| Size |
€51.99
This book employs zat pwe —a popular performance art event—to examine how nationalist concepts of culture and gender shape and sustain power relations in Myanmar society. The focus is on the performance events, including the ten-hour nightly shows, the professional troupes that stage them, the Bama-speaking village and ward communities that organise and attend them, and the absent intellectuals who discuss them. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork with several traveling zat troupes based in Mandalay, but performing across various states and regions, as well as with residents of different wards in Mandalay, the study uncovers a nationalist discourse that reaches beyond political arenas and into the everyday life of Bama society. This discourse is transmitted through concepts of culture and gender that influence the power dynamics between the educated elite and ordinary citizens, as well as between men and women. The research illustrates how these concepts, embedded in nationalist discourse, intersect with one another and with ideas from other discourses, reinforcing hierarchical relations. By focusing on zat pwe events, this book sheds light on a significant yet frequently overlooked aspect of Bama society, precisely due to the very power structures under examination.
| Author | |
|---|---|
| Editorial Board | Dr. Benjamin Baumann, Chief Editor |
| Series Title | Insights from Southeast Asia. Multiple Approaches towards the Region, Volume 11 |
| ISBN | |
| Publication Date | November 25, 2024 |
| No. of Pages | 276 |
| Size |
About the Series
Developments in the field of area studies – goaded by the analytical deconstruction of world regions as such – have deeply affected the knowledge production on societies and cultures located in these politicized compartmentalization of the globe.
With this series, the editors and authors wish to contribute to a reformulation of area studies that emphasizes the continuing epistemic value of contextualized knowledge production that is firmly rooted in concrete places.
Starting with the notion of Southeast Asia, books published in this series will contribute to a more nuanced understanding of regionality based on a multidisciplinary approach.
The series represents an oulet for young scholars intending to publish their degree theses and dissertations; and for established scholars who are looking for a place to republish out-of-print books, edited volumes or themed collections of their own papers and articles.
We also invite scholarly collectives to publish collaborative works or edited volumes on topics that usually will not attract the attention of big presses due to their transdisciplinary orientation or the niche character of their topic.
Our overall motivation is to maintain Southeast Asian studies as a critical and self-reflexive academic field.
Table of contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE:
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
Introduction ………………………………..1
Basic Concepts in Management ………………………………..2
14 Management Principles ………………………………..4
Managerial Functions ………………………………..8
Application of Managerial Functions in Modern Organizations ………………………………..25
Nature and Purpose of the Organizing Function ………………………………..26
Types of Managers ………………………………..28
Managerial Roles and Skills ………………………………..43
Challenges for Management ………………………………..51
CHAPTER TWO:
EMPLOYEE SELECTION, AND STAFF APPRAISAL, MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT, MOTIVATION AND LEADERSHIP
Introduction ………………………………..55
Employee Selection ………………………………..55
Best Practices for a Successful Employee Selection Process ………………………………..58
Staff Appraisal ………………………………..60
Management Development ………………………………..87
Motivation ………………………………..88
Leadership ………………………………..114
Controlling ………………………………..137
CHAPTER THREE:
CONTROL SYSTEM
Introduction ………………………………..141
Types of Control Systems in Management ………………………………..141
The Control Process ………………………………..148
Control Technique ………………………………..155
Recent Developments in the Control Function ………………………………..158
CHAPTER FOUR:
THE NIGERIAN ENVIRONMENT
Introduction ………………………………..161
Management Problems in Nigeria ………………………………..175
Decision Making ………………………………..178
Programmed and Non Programmed Decision Making ………………………………..179
Decision Making Theories ………………………………..199
Decision Making Process ………………………………..202
CHAPTER FIVE:
EVOLUTION OF MANAGEMENT THEORY
Introduction ………………………………..205
Management Theories ………………………………..206
Henri Fayol’s Contribution ………………………………..210
Max Weber’s Contribution ………………………………..213
Frederick Winslow Taylor’s Contribution ………………………………..216
Peter Drucker’s Contribution ………………………………..219
Scientific Management Theory ………………………………..222
Job Specialization and the Division of Labour ………………………………..226
F.W. Taylor and Scientific Management ………………………………..228
CHAPTER SIX:
THE GILBRETHS
Introduction ………………………………..233
Administrative Management Theory ………………………………..235
The Theory of Bureaucracy ………………………………..239
Henry Fayol’s Principles of Management ………………………………..243
CHAPTER SEVEN:
BEHAVIOURAL MANAGEMENT THEORY
Introduction………………………………..249
Historical Background ………………………………..249
The Work of Mary Parker Follett ………………………………..251
The Human Relations/Neo Classical Theories of Management ………………………………..253
The Hawthorne Studies and Human Relations ………………………………..255
Theory X and Theory Y ………………………………..258
Theory Z ………………………………..261
Organizational Environment Theory ………………………………..263
The Systems/Modern Theories of Management ………………………………..264
The Managerial Behavioural Movement ………………………………..269
The Grid Approaches ………………………………..270
Participative Models ………………………………..271
Quantitative and Behavioural Control Models ………………………………..272
Testing Specific Theories and Models in Nigeria ………………………………..275
Criteria for Locating Bad Management Practices ………………………………..276
Application of Management Theories to Nigerian Organizations ………………………………..277
CHAPTER EIGHT:
MOTIVATION
Introduction ………………………………..285
Definition of Motivation ………………………………..285
Types of Motivation ………………………………..285
Theories of Motivation ………………………………..286
Nature and Process of Motivation ………………………………..294
CHAPTER NINE:
THE ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
What Is the Organizational Environment ………………………………..301
The Task Environment ………………………………..302
Forces in the Task Environment ………………………………..303
Economies of Scale ………………………………..318
The Industry Lifecycle ………………………………..320
General Environment in Management ………………………………..324
CHAPTER TEN:
MANAGING THE ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
Introduction ………………………………..331
Reducing the Impact of Environmental Forces ………………………………..335
Creating an Organizational Structure and Control Systems ………………………………..336
Boundary Spanning Roles ………………………………..338
Managers as Agents of Change ………………………………..340
CHAPTER ELEVEN:
THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
Introduction ………………………………..45
Declining Barriers to Trade and Investment ………………………………..352
Declining Barriers of Distance and Culture ………………………………..359
Effects of Free Trade on Managers ………………………………..363
The Global Task Environment ………………………………..367
Forces in the Global Task Environment ………………………………..376
The Global General Environment ………………………………..394
Forces in the Global General Environment ………………………………..396
Choosing a Way To Expand Internationally ………………………………..418
Choosing a Method ………………………………..427
Impediments to an Open Global Environment ………………………………..429
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