The organizational communication literature has often portrayed voice and silence as a state
of being/state of affairs of employees, concluding that those who have voice are able to …

ORIENTATION: This study explored strategies for identity work that are central to the
negotiation and regulation of employee work identity. RESEARCH PURPOSE: The main aim …

Work is an important source of self-definition in our society. Many low-status occupations,
however, do not offer a definition of self that is agreeable to the worker. In these cases …

For better or worse, contemporary society places immense value on achievement and
performance. What are the consequences of this emphasis on (if not obsession with) …

A postmodern agenda has surfaced identity as a key concept in the study of human
relations. While psychologists have long been preoccupied with individual identity, now …

Understanding how individuals make sense of their professions provides important
guidance for career decisions and career counseling. In this paper we aim to further our …

Drawing on studies of learning in workplaces, this chapter discusses the central role of
individuals' agency and epistemology to their participation in and learning through work, and …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to broaden the conversation about the link between
identity and employability by investigating how identity can function as a type of career …

This paper reviews the empirical literature on identity work and identifies two distinct
approaches to incorporating emotion. The majority of empirical studies use emotion to …

Through two qualitative studies, we examine how members of a particularly demanding
occupation conduct identity work to negotiate an optimal balance between personal and …