Agony and Ecstasy in the Gig Economy: Cultivating Holding Environments for Precarious and Personalized Work Identities

Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal Year: 2018, Volume and Issue: 64(1), P. 124 - 170

Published: Feb. 6, 2018

Building on an inductive, qualitative study of independent workers—people not affiliated with organization or established profession—this paper develops a theory about the management precarious and personalized work identities. We find that in absence organizational professional membership, workers experience stark emotional tensions encompassing both anxiety fulfillment working personal conditions. Lacking holding environment provided by organization, we studied endeavored to create one for themselves through cultivating connections routines, places, people, broader purpose. These environments helped them manage broad range emotions stirred up their lives focus producing let define, express, develop selves. Thus transformed workers’ precariousness into tolerable even generative predicament. By clarifying process which people associated identities, thereby render identities viable selves vital, this advances theorizing underpinnings identity systems psychodynamics work.

Language: Английский

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Explaining the Persistence of Gender Inequality: The Work–family Narrative as a Social Defense against the 24/7 Work Culture

Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 65(1), P. 61 - 111

Published: Feb. 14, 2019

It is widely accepted that the conflict between women’s family obligations and professional jobs’ long hours lies at heart of their stalled advancement. Yet research suggests this “work–family narrative” incomplete: men also experience it nevertheless advance; moreover, organizations’ effort to mitigate through flexible work policies has not improved advancement prospects often hurts them. Hence presumed remedy perverse effect perpetuating problem. Drawing on a case study service firm, we develop multilevel theory explain why organizations are caught in conundrum. We present data suggesting work–family explanation become “hegemonic narrative”—a pervasive, status-quo-preserving story prevails despite countervailing evidence. then advance systems-psychodynamic show how use narrative attendant practices as an unconscious “social defense” help employees fend off anxieties raised by 24/7 culture protect organizationally powerful groups—in our case, firm’s leaders—and so doing, sustain workplace inequality. Due social defense, two orthodoxies remain unchallenged—the necessity inescapability The result thin representation senior levels remains place. conclude highlighting contributions work–family, inequality, theory.

Language: Английский

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The Now, New, and Next of Digital Leadership: How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Will Take Over and Change Leadership as We Know It

Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 30(3), P. 265 - 275

Published: June 21, 2023

There is an emerging consensus that traditional management roles could—and maybe should—be performed by machines infused with Artificial Intelligence (AI). Yet, “true” leadership—that is, motivating and enabling people so they can will contribute to the collective goals of organization—is still predominantly viewed as prerogative humans. With our opinion piece, we challenge this perspective. Our essay aims be a wake-up call for large parts academia practice romanticize human leadership think bastion never overtaken AI. We delineate why algorithms not (need to) come halt before core characteristics potentially cater better employees’ psychological needs than leaders. Against background, conscious choices need made about what role humans are play in future leadership. These considerations hold significant implications only research but also education development.

Language: Английский

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The Future of Research in an Artificial Intelligence-Driven World

Journal of Management Inquiry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 33(3), P. 207 - 229

Published: Feb. 22, 2024

Current and future developments in artificial intelligence (AI) systems have the capacity to revolutionize research process for better or worse. On one hand, AI can serve as collaborators they help streamline conduct our research. other such also become adversaries when impoverish ability learn theorists, lead us astray through inaccurate, biased, fake information. No matter which angle is considered, whether we like it not, are here stay. In this curated discussion, raise questions about human centrality agency process, multiple philosophical practical challenges facing now ones will face future.

Language: Английский

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Fast Tracks and Inner Journeys: Crafting Portable Selves for Contemporary Careers

Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal Year: 2017, Volume and Issue: 63(3), P. 479 - 525

Published: July 12, 2017

Through a longitudinal, qualitative study of 55 managers engaged in mobile careers across organizations, industries, and countries, pursuing one-year international master’s business administration (MBA), we build process model the crafting portable selves temporary identity workspaces. Our findings reveal that contemporary general, membership an institution, fuel people’s efforts to craft selves: endowed with definitions, motives, abilities can be deployed roles organizations over time. Two pathways for self—one adaptive, other exploratory—emerged from interaction individuals’ aims concerns institutional resources demands. Each pathway involved developing coherent understanding self relation others institution anchored participants their current organization while preparing them future ones. The shows how institutions host members temporarily help afford sense agentic direction enduring connection, tempering anxieties bolstering hopes associated working lives. It also suggests serving as workspaces may remain attractive extend cultural influence age workforce mobility.

Language: Английский

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Taking a “LEAP”: How Workplace Allyship Initiatives Shape Leader Anxiety, Allyship, and Power Dynamics That Contribute to Workplace Inequality

Academy of Management Review, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 49(4), P. 848 - 878

Published: Jan. 4, 2024

A rise in racism, racial violence, and hate crimes has catalyzed the implementation of workplace allyship initiatives as a mechanism for creating equity inclusion organizations. Yet, these can evoke leader anxiety because they make power dynamics salient. Extant literature not considered implications that contribute to inequality workplace. Thus, this paper, I reveal how may trigger different types (i.e., preventive, promotive, mixed preventive–promotive) motivate actions, which refer "LEAP" behavior. As conceptual framework, LEAP categorizes four broad actions theorized prior research: Locating oneself, Engaging discussions, Asking probing questions, Providing support. also acknowledges nuances lead behavior restricted, responsive, or radical). Lastly, posit leaders' reinforce imbalances, challenge change structures Ultimately, paper contributes more nuanced conceptualization literature, provides foundation identifying strategies increasing

Language: Английский

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Africa Business Research as a Laboratory for Theory-Building: Extreme Conditions, New Phenomena, and Alternative Paradigms of Social Relationships

Management and Organization Review, Journal Year: 2017, Volume and Issue: 13(3), P. 467 - 495

Published: Sept. 1, 2017

ABSTRACT Africa is an increasingly important business context, yet we still know little about it. We review the challenges and opportunities that firms in face propose these can serve as basis for extending current theories models of firm. do so by challenging some implicit assumptions stereotypes on proposing three avenues theories. One taking extreme conditions countries using them a laboratory modifying firm, illustrate case institutional theory resource-based view. A second one identifying new themes arise from analyzing their contexts operation, discuss four themes: migrating multinationals meaning home country, diaspora networks within across countries, recasting cultural distance, hybrid organizational forms. third developing based alternative paradigms social relationships have emerged differ those underpinning existing such kgotla its view community-based or ubuntu humanizing relationships.

Language: Английский

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The Return of the Oppressed: A Systems Psychodynamic Approach to Organization Studies

Academy of Management Annals, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 14(1), P. 411 - 449

Published: Dec. 4, 2019

This article reviews the history, foundations, development, and position of systems psychodynamic scholarship in organization studies. Systems focuses on interaction between collective structures, norms, practices social cognitions, motivations, emotions members those systems. It is most useful to investigate unconscious forces that underpin persistence dysfunctional organizational features appeal irrational leaders. also well equipped challenge arrangements stifle individual development. The documents tension, this body work, an "outside-in" perspective, focused institutions' influence individuals, "inside-out" leaders' institutions. interrogates marginalization scholarship, positing its marginality both a defense for studies as whole generative feature psychodynamics approach. Granting it functional, rather than oppressed, marginality, concludes, will enrich research about experience, management, contemporary work.

Language: Английский

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The role of authentic assessment in developing authentic leadership identity and competencies

Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, Journal Year: 2018, Volume and Issue: 44(3), P. 415 - 430

Published: Oct. 8, 2018

The need to develop assessment practices that are contextualised, meaningful for students and closely linked real-world challenges has been increasingly recognised in higher education. This is particularly relevant leadership development programmes assumed have a work context embedded their content components. Assessment currently used education focus mostly on testing academic knowledge, rather than enhancing competencies. research an abductive approach investigate how the application of authentic can assist developing Thematic analysis written reflections 24 revealed assessment, accompanied by self-reflection, not only enhanced students' comprehension theories improved skills but, more notably, helped elements self-concept, which key aspect leadership. Our findings demonstrate combined with reflective piece self-understanding authenticity as leaders.

Language: Английский

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Advancing Leadership Education and Development: Integrating Adult Learning Theory

Organizational Behavior Teaching Review, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 46(2), P. 252 - 283

Published: April 27, 2021

Leader development serves as a strong focus in the mission statements of many business school programs. Looking at leader programs through lens adult learning theory, we assert that there is an overreliance on cognitive training (e.g., lecture) primary form education used preparing future leaders, neglecting other relevant orientations. In response, advance comprehensive model and incorporates integrates five orientations to (cognitivist, behaviorist, humanistic, social cognitive, constructivist). We argue professional curricula, most notably, medical military education, draw more fully these represent comparative models for what schools could be doing development. conclude by providing concrete suggestions how educators might apply their own

Language: Английский

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