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Poachers and gamekeepers : processes of class-based organizational closure and usurpation in Sri Lanka’s emerging private sector
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Fernando, Weerahannadige Dulini Anuvinda and Cohen, Laurie (2016) Poachers and gamekeepers : processes of class-based organizational closure and usurpation in Sri Lanka’s emerging private sector. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 28 (15). pp. 2184-2207. doi:10.1080/09585192.2015.1128463
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2015.1128463
Abstract
In a qualitative study based on 25 interviews, we examine highly skilled workers’ accounts of class-based closure in emerging occupational sectors in Sri Lanka. Our findings reveal holes in the entrance criteria firms demanded to secure their elite status. Highlighting how individuals who were excluded at junior levels negotiate entry at mid/senior levels we show how ‘poachers turn into gamekeepers’ illuminating the dialectical relationship between exclusion and inclusionary usurpation. We contextualise organisational closure, highlighting the influence of wider societal effects on the process.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > DS Asia H Social Sciences > HF Commerce H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Social classes--Sri Lanka, Class consciousness , Career development | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | The International Journal of Human Resource Management | ||||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0958-5192 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 20 January 2016 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 28 | ||||||
| Number: | 15 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 2184-2207 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/09585192.2015.1128463 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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