Interroger la performance individuelle et organisationnelle au regard du genre et de l’encastrement relationnel et structural des acteurs : une revue de littérature exploratoire

Relying on a commented review of the available literature, the present paper- is aimed at addressing in primis the highly structuring relationship existing between the managers’ gender diversity and their relational as well as structural embeddednes and their own performance within the firms. The article, which addresses the link between diversity and performance, is intended to rely on the fundamentals of the social network analysis as well as the sociological and managerial researches inquiring into the connections between diversity and performance. After addressing - though an analytical approach - two quite different dimensions, even if complementary and intrinsically tied, of the individual performance (the ego-oriented- vs. the collectively-oriented one), the present paper is willing to assess their mutual implications on the actors’ cooperative strategies as well as the organisational performance of the organizations. The paper is aimed at enlightening the impact of diversity on the relational network of top ranking managers and investigating the convertibility of their own social capital into ego-centered performance (professional career, wage, symbolical bonuses, and self-satisfaction) as well as organizational performance.