The nuanced nature of work quality: Evidence from rural Newfoundland and Ireland
This article explores the relationship between job and work quality and argues that while it is important to examine job quality, to understand workers’ experiences fully, the focus should be on the broader concept of work quality, which places the job against its wider socio-economic context. Based...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/0018726712464802 2024-06-16T07:41:31+00:00 The nuanced nature of work quality: Evidence from rural Newfoundland and Ireland Cooke, Gordon B Donaghey, Jimmy Zeytinoglu, Isik U 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0018726712464802 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0018726712464802 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/0018726712464802 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Human Relations volume 66, issue 4, page 503-527 ISSN 0018-7267 1741-282X journal-article 2013 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726712464802 2024-05-19T13:03:44Z This article explores the relationship between job and work quality and argues that while it is important to examine job quality, to understand workers’ experiences fully, the focus should be on the broader concept of work quality, which places the job against its wider socio-economic context. Based on the experiences of 88 rural workers gathered via interviews in Newfoundland and Ireland, it appears that the same or similar jobs can be regarded very differently depending upon the context in which they are embedded, as people at different locations and/or stages of life have an individual set of aspirations, expectations and life experiences. The study found that the factors that affect work quality are moulded by broader aspects of life – family, friends, community, lifestyle and past experiences – that shape an individual. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland SAGE Publications Human Relations 66 4 503 527 |
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This article explores the relationship between job and work quality and argues that while it is important to examine job quality, to understand workers’ experiences fully, the focus should be on the broader concept of work quality, which places the job against its wider socio-economic context. Based on the experiences of 88 rural workers gathered via interviews in Newfoundland and Ireland, it appears that the same or similar jobs can be regarded very differently depending upon the context in which they are embedded, as people at different locations and/or stages of life have an individual set of aspirations, expectations and life experiences. The study found that the factors that affect work quality are moulded by broader aspects of life – family, friends, community, lifestyle and past experiences – that shape an individual. |
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The nuanced nature of work quality: Evidence from rural Newfoundland and Ireland |
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The nuanced nature of work quality: Evidence from rural Newfoundland and Ireland |
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The nuanced nature of work quality: Evidence from rural Newfoundland and Ireland |
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The nuanced nature of work quality: Evidence from rural Newfoundland and Ireland |
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The nuanced nature of work quality: Evidence from rural Newfoundland and Ireland |
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