Dignity is the measure of people's worth determined through social interactions (Neal, 2012).
As people must enjoy core capabilities to possess dignity (Ward & Syversen, 2009), work is one
activity through which core capabilities provide a sense of worth (Venkatapuram, 2013).
Workplace managers must enact dignity affirming discourse so their workers perceive ownership
of core capabilities that afford a sense of worth and fulfillment. Dignity disaffirming (or
violating) discourse obstructs core capabilities, leaving work unsatisfying and workers
physiologically, psychologically, and emotionally damaged. Not only do such people suffer, but
so do their organizations (Ghoshal, 2005). This study reveals that women and people who have
worked at least four years are more likely to recognize dignity violating discourse, being
sensitized to such discourse through several possible phenomena. Also, people tend not to
recognize certain dignity violating discourses, which could hamper control efforts. Finally,
people perceive they treat or are treated with dignity by others only moderately and dignity is
only moderately important to them. This study culminates in a university-level course intended
to raise awareness of dignity violating discursive behaviors and their consequences, and to offer
training in dignity promoting discourse that nurtures worker dignity while supporting
organizational productivity and profitability.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MONTANA/oai:etd.lib.umt.edu:etd-06132014-120857 |
| Date | 26 June 2014 |
| Creators | Moss, Montana Rafferty |
| Contributors | Dr. Alan Sillars, Ph.D, Dr. Daisy Rooks, Ph.D, Dr. Joel Iverson, Ph.D |
| Publisher | The University of Montana |
| Source Sets | University of Montana Missoula |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-06132014-120857/ |
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