Dr Nicholas Rumens

Summary

Nick's research interests fall into three main areas:

The study of friendships in the workplace, exploring how these relationships are understood and experienced by those who participate in them as well as how organisations understand and manage them.   Recently, he has examined the role and meaning of friendship in the lives of gay men, exploring how friendships can provide forms of support and opportunities for constructing identities and selves.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) sexualities in the workplace. Nick has conducted research on how gay men negotiate professional, sexual and gender identities against a range of organizational contexts including those claiming to be ‘gay-friendly’. 

Critical management research. Much of this area has focused on how critical theory perspectives seldom used by management researchers (e.g. Queer theory and American Pragmatism) can be applied within the field of organization studies.

Nick's research area webpage

Teaching

ECON22650: Principles of Management
ECONM1023: Studying Management

Keywords

• Friendships in the workplace
• LGBT sexualities in the workplace
• Critical Management Research

Expertise

My research interests fall into three main areas. The first is the study of friendships in the workplace; exploring how these relationships are understood and experienced by those who participate in them as well as how organisations understand and manage them. Recently, I have examined the role and meaning of friendship in the lives of gay men, exploring how friendships can provide forms of support and opportunities for constructing identities and selves. The second area is lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) sexualities in the workplace. I have conducted research on how gay men negotiate professional, sexual and gender identities against a range of organizational contexts including those claiming to be ?gay-friendly?. The final area is critical management research. Much of this area has focused on how critical theory perspectives seldom used by management researchers (e.g. Queer theory and American Pragmatism) can be applied within the field of organization studies.

Memberships

Organisations

Department of Management

Other sites

• Efm

Recent publications

• Rumens, NM 2012, ‘Queering cross-sex friendships: an analysis of gay and bi men’s workplace friendships with heterosexual women’. Human Relations, vol 65., pp. 955?978
• Rumens, N 2011, ‘Queer Company: the role and meaning of friendship in gay men’s work lives’. Ashgate
• Rumens, N 2011, ‘Minority support: friendship and the career experiences of gay and lesbian managers’. Equality, Diversity & Inclusion: An International Journal, vol 30., pp. 444 - 462
• Rumens, N 2010, ‘Workplace friendships between men: gay men’s perspectives and experiences’. Human Relations, vol 63., pp. 1541 - 1562

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