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Kent, Derin (2019) Giving meaning to everyday work after terrorism. Organization Studies, 40 (7). pp. 975-994. doi:10.1177/0170840618765582 ISSN 0170-8406.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0170840618765582
Abstract
Global terrorism in the early 21st century appears to be an inevitable part of organizational life. Even among people not personally injured in an attack, the immediate aftermath can be a period of hardship, stress and sensemaking. This paper develops theory about how people give meaning to their work after terrorism. In contrast to views of everyday work as something that loses significance in times of such tragedy, I outline the conditions under which individuals are also likely to find positive meaning in it. Doing so, I integrate varied findings about workplace responses to terrorism and provide a basis for empirical testing rooted in theories of work meaning, sensemaking and the cultural response to disaster. The paper concludes with implications for research and practice.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare J Political Science > JC Political theory |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Terrorism , Terrorism -- Sociological aspects, Human security, Organizational behavior , Emergency management | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Organization Studies | ||||||||
Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0170-8406 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 1 July 2019 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 40 | ||||||||
Number: | 7 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 975-994 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1177/0170840618765582 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | Kent, Derin (2018) Giving meaning to everyday work after terrorism. Organization Studies, 40 (7). pp. 975-994. Copyright © The Author(s) (2018) Giving meaning to everyday work after terrorism. Organization Studies, 40 (7). pp. 975-994. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840618765582 | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 20 January 2021 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 21 January 2021 |
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