The nuanced nature of work quality

Evidence from rural Newfoundland and Ireland

Dados Bibliográficos

ID9889554
AutoresGordon B Cooke (0000-0002-3689-331X, Memorial University of Newfoundland, autor correspondente), Jimmy Donaghey (0000-0002-5453-8223, The University of Warwick, UK,, autor correspondente), Isik U Zeytinoglu (0000-0001-9338-7520, McMaster University, autor correspondente)
Ano2013
Volume66
Fascículo4
Páginas503-527
Data de publicação2013-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoHuman Relations (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0018726712464802
OpenAlexW2094919114
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas23
Referências 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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