Negotiating work identity

SA Journal of Industrial Psychology

 
 
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Title Negotiating work identity
 
Creator Saayman, Tamsen Crafford, Anne
 
Subject — Identity; work identity; identity work; identity negotiation
Description Orientation: The study explored the dynamics of work identity negotiation and construction.Research purpose: The aim of the study was to investigate identity tensions and demands that mobilise identity work in the work environment.Motivation for the study: The study hoped to improve the understanding of the dynamics of identity construction and negotiation.Research design, approach and method: Using grounded theory methodology in the context of qualitative field research, the researchers conducted two unstructured interviews with 28 employees of a South African manufacturing company.Main findings: The five primary dimensions the data yielded were personal identity, individual agency, social identity, social practice and job.Practical/managerial implications: This study has implications for organisations that want to improve productivity through understanding work identity.Contribution/value-add: The article presents a conceptual model of the demands and tensions that influence work identity.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor The research reported in this article is the product of a collaborative research project between the University of Johannesburg and the Vrije University, Amsterdam. Financial support from SANPAD for conducting this research is hereby acknowledged. Conclus
Date 2011-11-07
 
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Identifier 10.4102/sajip.v37i1.963
 
Source SA Journal of Industrial Psychology; Vol 37, No 1 (2011); 12 pages 2071-0763 0258-5200
 
Language eng
 
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