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- Title
Exploring a model for finding meaning in the changing world of work.
- Authors
Burger, Daniel H.; Crous, Freddie; Roodt, Gert
- Abstract
Orientation: This article explores the role that meaning, as logotherapy conceptualises it, can play to facilitate organisational changes. Research purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore further a model an earlier paper proposed for using employees' experiences of meaning in work contexts to facilitate changes. Motivation for the study: The researchers could not find a comprehensive model in the literature for addressing employees' experiences of meaning in, or at, work during organisational changes. A previous paper proposed such a model, but it addressed only one component fully. This article seeks to explore this model further to address this apparent gap in the literature. Research design, approach and method: The researchers used a literature review to conduct the study. The components of the model directed this review in order to find meaning at work. Main findings: The actions of organisations, which aim to create positive organisational contexts (through practices for improving meaning at work and transcendence) and to frame changes using 'Logo-OD', can improve employees' experiences of meaning during organisational changes. Practical/managerial implications: Understanding the relationship between meaning and organisational change, and applying the model this article presents, can contribute to the overall success of change initiatives. Contribution/value-add: This study's primary contribution stems from the novel framework it presents for organisations to use the knowledge about how employees search for meaning to facilitate changes.
- Subjects
LOGOTHERAPY; EXISTENTIAL psychology; PHENOMENOLOGICAL psychology; ORGANIZATIONAL change; EMPLOYEE motivation; JOB enrichment; CHANGE management
- Publication
SAJIP: South African Journal of Industrial Psychology, 2012, Vol 38, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0258-5200
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4102/sajip.v38i1.968