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Extended Self and Possessions in the Workplace

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: This study of the meanings of possessions displayed in the offices of employees in a high technology firm suggests extensions to the concept of extended self. Work self and home self contend for dominance in these displays. Employees must decide which aspects of the self belong to the domain of work and which belong elsewhere. In these ongoing negotiations self may be extended, but it may also be retracted and hidden. Furthermore, although possessions can serve to stabilize the self, they also facilitate shifting among various self-aspects in response to workplace events. We explicate these processes and discuss implications for extended self theory.

Source: Journal of Consumer Research

DOI: 10.1086/432239

Authors: Kelly Tian, Russell W. Belk

Institutions: New Mexico State University, University of Utah

Language: English

Topic: Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification

Subfield: Marketing

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2039412225

FWCI: 48.03

Cites: 43

Cited by: 321

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