1596: The Future of (Identity) Work: New Frontiers in Occupational Identity Research (13161)

Organizer(s)

• JH

  James Hughey

  U. of Utah, David Eccles School of Business, United States

Presenter(s)

• JH

  James Hughey

  U. of Utah, David Eccles School of Business, United States

Organizer(s)

• DR

  Devin Rapp

  San Diego State U., Fowler College of Business, United States
• GK

  Glen Kreiner

  U. of Utah, David Eccles School of Business, United States
• DC

  Dane Cannon

  U. of Utah, David Eccles School of Business, United States
• RM

  Robert Monnot

  U. of Utah, David Eccles School of Business, United States

Discussant(s)

• KR

  Kristie Rogers

  Marquette U., United States

Presenter(s)

• AB

  Andrew Brown

  U. of Bath, UNITED KINGDOM
• TW

  Trenton Williams

  BYU Marriott School of Business, United States
• CM

  Chad Murphy

  Oregon State U., United States

Amidst the transition to a post-industrial economy and the rise of nonstandard work arrangements, researchers have been encouraged to follow the flow of work—and workers—from organizations toward more modern (and increasingly prominent) forms of organizing like occupations. Questions abound, however, with respect to how identity work—the forming, repairing, maintaining, strengthening, and/or revising of one’s self-concept—is conducted outside of traditional organizational structures and, further, the extent to which existing theories accurately describe the full breadth of identity work in such contexts. This symposium aims to highlight ongoing research on identity work in the new world of work—i.e., occupations and their occupants—with a specific emphasis on comparing and contrasting identity phenomena in occupations with existing theory. To advance our thinking on this important topic, we bring together a diversity of research (and researchers) to help explicate this increasingly prevalent phenomenon.

Presentations:

• 15:00 – 16:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1596: Moving on While Going Back? How Refugees Craft New Lives While Not Abandoning Those Still Suffering (13161)
  

  Author: Trenton A. Williams – BYU Marriott School of Business

  Author: Ramzi Fathallah – Telfer School of Management, U. of Ottawa
• 15:00 – 16:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1596: It’s All in a (Stage) Name: How Anticipatory Creative Identities Facilitate Creativity & Well-Being (13161)
  

  Author: Chad Benjamin Murphy – Oregon State U.
• 15:00 – 16:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1596: Fit or Misfit? Toward a Theory of Identity Construction in Nonstandard Work Contexts (13161)
  

  Author: James Hughey – U. of Utah, David Eccles School of Business

  Author: Devin Rapp – San Diego State U., Fowler College of Business

  Author: Robert Monnot – U. of Utah, David Eccles School of Business

  Author: Dane Cannon – U. of Utah, David Eccles School of Business

  Author: Glen E. Kreiner – U. of Utah, David Eccles School of Business
• 15:00 – 16:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1596: Desired and Feared Occupational Identities (13161)
  

  Author: Sarah Page-Jones – U. of Bath

  Author: Andrew D. Brown – U. of Bath