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‘In the end, you can only slag people off for so long’: employee cynicism through work blogging
Author(s) -
Richards James,
Kosmala Katarzyna
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
new technology, work and employment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.889
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1468-005X
pISSN - 0268-1072
DOI - 10.1111/ntwe.12004
Subject(s) - cynicism , perspective (graphical) , ideology , public relations , power (physics) , sociology , employee engagement , work (physics) , narrative , organizational culture , political science , politics , law , mechanical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , computer science , engineering , linguistics , philosophy
The paper critiques the ideology perspective of employee cynicism, which emphasises imaginary power and the employee's dependency on corporate culture initiatives. In contrast to the ideology perspective, this study draws on the narratives of work blogs and interviews with bloggers to suggest that being cynical about work can also give an employee a sense of control and attachment to their own occupational or professional community, while providing distance from corporate culture initiatives. The paper concludes with suggestions for future research about employee cynicism and the expanding possibilities researching cyberspace, which increasingly appears to be utilised by employees.