I then started working on empirical projects of a quantitative nature, such as my work on psychological contracts and prosocial behaviors. The final approach I have been learning is qualitative design, with the interview study on managers of dirty workers. This solid base of a plurality of research perspectives allows me to draw upon multiple approaches in answering the long-term research questions I would like to investigate. I will be using my dissertation work on boundaries as a frame for much of my future work. Boundaries deal with how we classify and order the world.
Boundaries can be physical, psychological, or temporal.
Boundaries can be placed around ourselves, our roles, and our social groups and organizations. Here is a sampling of future research projects. At the outset, I have planned at least three major publication products from my dissertation. My dissertation tests two distinct models empirically, and each model will be the basis for a separate journal article. Temporal Boundaries and Identity.