Recognizing employees

Reification, dignity and promoting care in management

Bibliographic Data

ID20501432
AuthorsG Islam (0000-0002-6503-6018, Grenoble Ecole de Management, corresponding author)
EditorsKristine Marin Kawamura
Year2013
Volume20
Issue2
Pages235-250
Publication date2013-04-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCross Cultural Management An International Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1352-7606 • E-ISSN: 1758-6089
PublisherEmerald (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1108/13527601311313490
OpenAlexW2025365203
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited53

Purpose The aim of this paper is to develop the idea of recognition in organizations, arguing that recognition is a fundamental building block of workplace dignity, and a key element of cultural respect in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach As a conceptual paper, the current work approaches discussions of human resource management through the lens of recognition theory, applying ideas of recognition and reification to workplace issues. Findings Workplace reification can be observed in diverse areas of human resource management, reflecting a “human capital” view of employees. The paper traces this view in terms of measurement and incentives, as well as individual and group diversity within the workplace. Originality/value The paper contributes to the literature on care in human resources by briding ideas from management and critical social theory, contributing to the former by couching workplace dignity in terms of social theoretic foundations of recognition, and contributing to the latter by showing how the workplace can form an important site for recognition

Dignity · Epistemology · Human resource management · Knowledge management · Originality · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Emotional Labor in Professions · Employment and Welfare Studies · Law · Management and Organizational Studies