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Everyone Should Have Something to Point to Themes in Studs Terkel’s Working

Journal of Leadership and Management

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Title Everyone Should Have Something to Point to Themes in Studs Terkel’s Working
 
Creator Urick, Michael J.; Michael J. Urick, Ph.D., MBA, MS Assistant Professor
Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics, and Government,
Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA
e-mail: michael.urick@email.stvincent.edu
Li, Muyang; Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics, and Government, Saint Vincent College, USA
Gilvarry, Dawna; Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics, and Government, Saint Vincent College, USA
Riesmeyer, Ryan; Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics, and Government, Saint Vincent College, USA
 
Description This paper represents a qualitative analysis of the musical version of Studs Terkel’s classic book Working (Terkel, 2004: reprinted from 1972). These works present previously under-analyzed raw data representing over 130 interviews of workers from a variety of backgrounds in which they reflect on their perspectives of work. In our analysis, we identified the following themes (some of which have been explored thoro- ughly in organizational research and some of which could represent future fruitful areas of study): aspirations, routine/change, emotional connection, contribution, stereotyping and marginalization, identity, workplace conditions, family and work-life balance issues, and role uniqueness. Following our analysis, we discuss implications for future research, pedagogy, and business practitioners as well as limitations and suggestions for future research.Keywords: Studs Terkel, Working, role identity, intrinsic motivation, work-life balance
 
Publisher Journal of Leadership and Management
 
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Date 2018-09-28
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
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Identifier http://leadership.net.pl/index.php/JLM/article/view/136
 
Source Journal of Leadership and Management; Vol 3, No 13 (2018): Journal of Leadership and Management
2391-6087
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://leadership.net.pl/index.php/JLM/article/view/136/93
 
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