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- Title
Identity Work and Tensions in Organizational Internships: A Comparative Analysis.
- Authors
Woo, DaJung ("DJ"); Putnam, Linda L.; Riforgiate, Sarah E.
- Abstract
This paper examines an increasingly popular yet underexplored form of organizational employment: internships. Drawing on interviews with 40 interns, this study explores the communicative tensions they faced and how two different groups of interns, satisfied versus dissatisfied, reported their responses to these tensions. Data revealed three key tensions that distinguished the two groups: identity work based on being an inexperienced student worker versus a competent employee, a focus on present versus future, and a preference for close versus distant supervision. The article discusses the implications of using different approaches to manage these tensions on identity work.
- Subjects
INTERNSHIP programs; IDENTITY (Psychology); INTERPERSONAL conflict; ORGANIZATIONAL behavior; CONFLICT management; INTERNS; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Western Journal of Communication, 2017, Vol 81, Issue 5, p560
- ISSN
1057-0314
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/10570314.2017.1312510