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TY - JOUR
T1 - Dignity at work: broadening the agenda.
AU - Sayer, Andrew
N1 - RAE_import_type : Journal article RAE_uoa_type : Sociology
PY - 2007/7/1
Y1 - 2007/7/1
N2 - The paper seeks to broaden concerns about dignity at work beyond issues of bullying and harassment to the whole range of circumstances which support or tend to undermine employees' dignity, and argues for their consideration by critical management studies. It does so by drawing both upon empirical studies and moral philosophy to improve understanding of the nature and sources of dignity. It deals first with the relationship of dignity to autonomy, dependence, seriousness and trust, and discusses how dignity and respect might be maintained in a context in which instrumental relations to others are dominant. It then examines the difference that inequalities make to the maintenance of dignity, and addresses the ways in which particular kinds of work afford employees dignity, or make it difficult to maintain. The conclusion summarizes the main ways in which dignity at work can be supported.
AB - The paper seeks to broaden concerns about dignity at work beyond issues of bullying and harassment to the whole range of circumstances which support or tend to undermine employees' dignity, and argues for their consideration by critical management studies. It does so by drawing both upon empirical studies and moral philosophy to improve understanding of the nature and sources of dignity. It deals first with the relationship of dignity to autonomy, dependence, seriousness and trust, and discusses how dignity and respect might be maintained in a context in which instrumental relations to others are dominant. It then examines the difference that inequalities make to the maintenance of dignity, and addresses the ways in which particular kinds of work afford employees dignity, or make it difficult to maintain. The conclusion summarizes the main ways in which dignity at work can be supported.
KW - autonomy • dependence • dignity • inequality • trust • work
U2 - 10.1177/1350508407078053
DO - 10.1177/1350508407078053
M3 - Journal article
VL - 14
SP - 565
EP - 581
JO - Organization
JF - Organization
SN - 1461-7323
IS - 4
ER -