A new normal? Competing national cultural discourses and workers’ constructions of identity and meaningful work in Norway
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12010919 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ashley K Barrett (0000-0003-3518-501X, Baylor University, corresponding author), Stephanie L Dailey (0000-0002-9049-8521, Texas State University), Stephanie Dailey (Texas State University) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 284-307 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-10 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Communication Monographs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0363-7751 • E-ISSN: 1479-5787 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03637751.2017.1372587 |
| OpenAlex | W2764038325 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 51 |
We examine how conceptions of identity and meaningful work are influenced by a nation's changing economic and political environment. We collected research in Norway – a country with a rich economy that has heavily relied upon oil production since the 1980s. Yet depleting oil resources are prompting an economic transformation. Twenty-seven interviews and a thematic analysis revealed how Norwegian workers safeguarded their traditional, collective workplace values, yet were simultaneously confronted with modern – more masculinized – workplace performances ushered in with the oil era. We contribute to theory by suggesting that work's meaningfulness is constructed by competing national cultural discourses that evolve over time. These discourses become narratives that citizens draw upon to evaluate work and to negotiate their personal and professional identities
Aesthetics · Identity (music · Identity negotiation · Narrative · National identity · Negotiation · Norwegian · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Work (physics · Emotional Labor in Professions · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Studies · Law · Management and Organizational Studies
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| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |