Understanding how, why, and when individuals create particular self‐meanings has
preoccupied scholars for decades, leading to an explosion of research on identity work. We …

Individuals need a situated identity, or a clear sense of “who they are” in their local context,
to function. Drawing largely on interpretivist research, we describe the process of identity …

Building on an inductive, qualitative study of independent workers—people not affiliated with
an organization or established profession—this paper develops a theory about the …

The effects of job crafting on tour leaders’ work engagement: the mediating role of person-job fit
and meaningfulness of work | Emerald Insight Books and journals Case studies Expert …

Long-standing social problems such as poor achievement, personal and intergroup conflict,
bad health, and unhappiness can seem like permanent features of the social landscape. We …

The 'good life'is described by philosophers and psychologists as consisting of authentic
expression of self, a sense of well-being, and active engagement in life and work. Well …

The concept of authenticity informs a number of central topics in management studies. On
the surface, it might seem that a consensus exists about its meaning; there is indeed …

A long tradition of psychological research has explored the distinction between
characteristics that are part of the self and those that lie outside of it. Recently, a surge of …

As part of the centennial celebration for the Journal of Applied Psychology, this article
reviews the literature on organizational socialization and mentoring. Our review includes a …

India-focused research has proliferated in the last few decades. That stated, no study to date
has systematically examined the nuances of the intellectual evolution of this rich body of …