Who should work in Antarctica? An exploration of the individual, social and cultural aspects of expeditioner recruitment
Abstract Drawing on qualitative interview data, this article explores past and current Australian Antarctic Program expeditioners' perceptions of the personal qualities of expeditioners alongside their views of Antarctic station culture and expeditioner recruitment procedures. The findings reve...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0954102022000372 2024-05-19T07:30:06+00:00 Who should work in Antarctica? An exploration of the individual, social and cultural aspects of expeditioner recruitment Nash, Meredith 2022 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102022000372 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102022000372 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Antarctic Science volume 34, issue 6, page 432-445 ISSN 0954-1020 1365-2079 journal-article 2022 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102022000372 2024-05-02T06:51:11Z Abstract Drawing on qualitative interview data, this article explores past and current Australian Antarctic Program expeditioners' perceptions of the personal qualities of expeditioners alongside their views of Antarctic station culture and expeditioner recruitment procedures. The findings reveal study participants shared similar views about expeditioner personal qualities. However, the findings also suggest that the current demographic similarity of expeditioners (e.g. the overrepresentation of white men) is perhaps much more important for assessing organizational fit than the Program might be selecting for. Participants described the ways in which interpersonal interactions and the social environment can deeply affect an expeditioner's experience of the station culture. Women in this study pointed to the connection between the overrepresentation of men in the expeditioner population and a potential male bias in station culture. These results extend the existing literature on person-culture fit in Antarctica. To conclude, I provide recommendations for diversifying the expeditioner applicant pool in Antarctica that can also be applied to the selection of other workforces in isolated, confined and extreme work environments, including space missions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Science Antarctica Australian Antarctic Program Cambridge University Press Antarctic Science 34 6 432 445 |
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Abstract Drawing on qualitative interview data, this article explores past and current Australian Antarctic Program expeditioners' perceptions of the personal qualities of expeditioners alongside their views of Antarctic station culture and expeditioner recruitment procedures. The findings reveal study participants shared similar views about expeditioner personal qualities. However, the findings also suggest that the current demographic similarity of expeditioners (e.g. the overrepresentation of white men) is perhaps much more important for assessing organizational fit than the Program might be selecting for. Participants described the ways in which interpersonal interactions and the social environment can deeply affect an expeditioner's experience of the station culture. Women in this study pointed to the connection between the overrepresentation of men in the expeditioner population and a potential male bias in station culture. These results extend the existing literature on person-culture fit in Antarctica. To conclude, I provide recommendations for diversifying the expeditioner applicant pool in Antarctica that can also be applied to the selection of other workforces in isolated, confined and extreme work environments, including space missions. |
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Who should work in Antarctica? An exploration of the individual, social and cultural aspects of expeditioner recruitment |
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Who should work in Antarctica? An exploration of the individual, social and cultural aspects of expeditioner recruitment |
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