A Theory of Work Role Transitions

1984 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nigel Nicholson
Keyword(s):  
Work Role ◽  
Role Transitions ◽  
Work Role Transitions

Disengagement in work-role transitions

2010 ◽  
Vol 83 (3) ◽  
pp. 695-715 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cornelia Niessen ◽  
Carmen Binnewies ◽  
Johannes Rank
Keyword(s):  
Work Role ◽  
Role Transitions ◽  
Work Role Transitions

Mismatches in the work-role transitions

1989 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael West ◽  
Ruth Rushton
Keyword(s):  
Work Role ◽  
Role Transitions ◽  
Work Role Transitions

Boundary-crossing careers and the ‘third space of hybridity’: Career actors as knowledge brokers between creative arts and academia

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (8) ◽  
pp. 1716-1741 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Lam
Keyword(s):  
Third Space ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Boundary Crossing ◽  
Work Role ◽  
Knowledge Brokering ◽  
Role Identities ◽  
Role Transitions ◽  
The Third ◽  
Knowledge Brokers ◽  
Work Role Transitions

This article examines how boundary-crossing careers influence creative knowledge combination by looking at a group of creative artists whose careers straddle professional arts and academia. Whereas previous research has treated individuals as vehicles for knowledge transmission across intertwined networks, this study emphasizes their active role as knowledge brokers. It examines how work role transitions trigger a dynamic interplay between actors and contexts, and brings about changes in the cognitive frames of individuals and their propensity to connect knowledge across contexts. The study employs Bhabha’s concept of the ‘third space of hybridity’ to denote the agency space where career actors construct hybrid role identities and engage in knowledge brokering. The analysis identifies two categories of hybrid with different boundary-crossing careers and shows how work role transitions influence the topology of the third space where knowledge brokering occurs. The ‘artist-academics’ whose careers span art and academia concurrently experience recurrent micro-role transitions. They are ‘organic’ hybrids operating at the ‘overlapping space’ where knowledge translation and integration occur naturally in everyday work. They are ‘embedded’ knowledge brokers. The ‘artists-in-academia’, who cross over from the art world to academia, experience more permanent macro-role transitions. They are ‘intentional hybrids’ who make conscious efforts to bridge two discrete work domains by creating a separate ‘transitional space’. Their knowledge brokering activities are instrumental in transforming both their own knowledge and that of their work context: they are transformative knowledge brokers. The study advances our understanding of career mobility as a mechanism that facilitates creative knowledge combination by highlighting actor agency and the underlying cognitive-behavioural mechanisms.

Making work role transitions more successful

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-30
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Work Role ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Role Transitions ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Support Mechanisms ◽  
Training And Support ◽  
Work Role Transitions ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Challenges are inherent with any transition to a new work role. With appropriate training and support mechanisms in place, anxieties can be reduced so that individuals become better prepared to meet objectives and make the transition successful. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document