Making the British craft beer industry more inclusive: A pragmatist inquiry into gender inequalities
The gender inequality of the craft beer sector in the United Kingdom has been under increasing spotlight as beer influencers and professionals have been organising initiatives to increase diversity and improve gender equality in the industry. This activity is constantly evolving yet little studied, and whether the initiatives work in practice is not understood. To address this, this study explores how the people involved perceive and problematise the current situation and how they behave to improve it. Focused ethnography is used to participate in the initiatives and activities organised, and this is complemented with in-depth interviews to record lived experiences. By utilising the logic of a pragmatist inquiry, a comprehensive picture of the problem-solving process from the initial unease to problem formulation, practice, and reflection is constructed. By analysing the process against the stages of the pragmatist inquiry, the study also assesses the theoretical potential of utilising pragmatism in organisational problem solving.
History
School
- Loughborough Business School
Publisher
Loughborough UniversityRights holder
© Inka KosonenPublication date
2024Notes
A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of Loughborough University.Language
- en
Supervisor(s)
Sarah Barnard ; Dan SageQualification name
- PhD
Qualification level
- Doctoral
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