The nuanced nature of work quality

Evidence from rural Newfoundland and Ireland

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9889554
AutoresGordon B Cooke (0000-0002-3689-331X, Memorial University of Newfoundland, autor de correspondencia), Jimmy Donaghey (0000-0002-5453-8223, The University of Warwick, UK,, autor de correspondencia), Isik U Zeytinoglu (0000-0001-9338-7520, McMaster University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2013
Volumen66
Número4
Páginas503-527
Fecha de publicación2013-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHuman Relations (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0018726712464802
OpenAlexW2094919114
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas23
Referencias citadas37

This article explores the relationship between job and work quality and argues that while it is important to examine job quality, to understand workers’ experiences fully, the focus should be on the broader concept of work quality, which places the job against its wider socio-economic context. Based on the experiences of 88 rural workers gathered via interviews in Newfoundland and Ireland, it appears that the same or similar jobs can be regarded very differently depending upon the context in which they are embedded, as people at different locations and/or stages of life have an individual set of aspirations, expectations and life experiences. The study found that the factors that affect work quality are moulded by broader aspects of life – family, friends, community, lifestyle and past experiences – that shape an individual

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