Conceptualising and Measuring Work Identity

South-African Perspectives and Findings

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Occupational & Industrial Psychology, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
Cover of the book Conceptualising and Measuring Work Identity by , Springer Netherlands
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9789401792424
Publisher: Springer Netherlands Publication: October 8, 2014
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9789401792424
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication: October 8, 2014
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

This book provides a systematic overview on issues and challenges related to work identity and identification at work in the ‘new’ South African workplace. It shares results and measures of a work identity research project that was conducted in a variety of modern South African workplaces. It looks at the concept of work identity in the light of a keen and growing interest in why people are becoming attached to, involved in, engaged with, or committed to their work. Still a relatively unexplored concept, built on the foundations of different identity theory streams, the concept of work identity provides a fundamental reconsideration of explaining engaging behaviours at work. Against the backdrop of a changing political and economic landscape and the impact these radical changes had on the South African workplace, the main research question of the project was the South African employees’ question ‘Who am I at work?’. In search of the answer to that question, the book explores the impact of South African employees’ life spheres and life roles on their choice of work-related identification foci. It further explores how identity work tactics and strategies are being used to develop and define their own work identities, resulting in the conceptualisation and development of a work-based identity measure.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book provides a systematic overview on issues and challenges related to work identity and identification at work in the ‘new’ South African workplace. It shares results and measures of a work identity research project that was conducted in a variety of modern South African workplaces. It looks at the concept of work identity in the light of a keen and growing interest in why people are becoming attached to, involved in, engaged with, or committed to their work. Still a relatively unexplored concept, built on the foundations of different identity theory streams, the concept of work identity provides a fundamental reconsideration of explaining engaging behaviours at work. Against the backdrop of a changing political and economic landscape and the impact these radical changes had on the South African workplace, the main research question of the project was the South African employees’ question ‘Who am I at work?’. In search of the answer to that question, the book explores the impact of South African employees’ life spheres and life roles on their choice of work-related identification foci. It further explores how identity work tactics and strategies are being used to develop and define their own work identities, resulting in the conceptualisation and development of a work-based identity measure.

More books from Springer Netherlands

Cover of the book Extension of Ricoeur’s Hermeneutic by
Cover of the book Diagnostic Ultrasound and Animal Reproduction by
Cover of the book Multimedia Explorations in Urban Policy and Planning by
Cover of the book Science a Road to Wisdom by
Cover of the book Methods of Cut-Elimination by
Cover of the book Handbook of Philosophical Logic by
Cover of the book The Romantic Syndrome by
Cover of the book Tumors of the Central Nervous System, Volume 13 by
Cover of the book Nano-Optics: Principles Enabling Basic Research and Applications by
Cover of the book Public Health Ophthalmology by
Cover of the book A technical history of the Rio Tinto mines: some notes on exploitation from pre-Phoenician times to the 1950s by
Cover of the book Nineteen Eighty-Four: Science Between Utopia and Dystopia by
Cover of the book The Application of Economic Techniques in Environmental Impact Assessment by
Cover of the book Global Change, Energy Issues and Regulation Policies by
Cover of the book Advances in Noninvasive Cardiology by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy