TIMING IS EVERYTHING - GRADUATE ACCOUNTANTS, TIME AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT

被引：85

作者：

COFFEY, AJ

机构：

[1] University of Wales College of Cardiff, Cardiff, CF1 3AS, Wales

来源：

SOCIOLOGY-THE JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION | 1994年 / 28卷 / 04期

关键词：

ACCOUNTANT; TIME; COMMITMENT; ORGANIZATION; SYMBOLISM; ETHNOGRAPHY;

D O I：

10.1177/0038038594028004009

中图分类号：

C91 [社会学];

学科分类号：

030301 ; 1204 ;

摘要：

Studies have revealed that organizational commitment is often managed through symbolism. This paper focuses upon how time is used in an organizational context, symbolically and pragmatically, to demonstrate and demand commitment by new members. The paper draws upon data collected as part of a qualitative project on the occupational and organizational socialization of graduate accountants. Ethnographic fieldwork was carried out in a regional office of an international firm of chartered accountants in the United Kingdom. One aspect of the data analysis revealed that the management and utilization of time is central to understanding the socializing function of the accountancy firm, and to the ultimate organizational success of the graduate accountants.

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页码：943 / 956

页数：14