Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: Employees with representational predicaments believe that authorities' impressions of their workplace contributions or circumstances are unfavourablyincomplete or inaccurate. A literature review suggested four hypothesized types of representational predicament: two, disregarding of non-canonical work, and disregarding of job-related stressors, characterized primarily by unfavourable invisibility; two, negative spotlighting and unfair canonical presumption of guilt,characterized primarily by unfavourable visibility. This study developed an instrument to measure prevalence of representational predicaments. Qualitative interviews confirmed the hypothesized variables, but exploratory factor analyses identified a different set of four emergent subscales. Of these: two, being neglectedand negative spotlighting, indicated representational predicaments; two, fair recognition of work, and fair treatment of alleged mistakes, indicated their absence.Further research into the relationship between individualized consideration and representational predicaments is suggested.
Authors: Robin Stanley Snell, Man Kuen Almaz Chak, Yi Zhang
Institution: Lingnan University
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2249654434