Identity, interpretation and influence
Subtitle: positive community through language among San Pedro longshoremen
By: Kathleen L. McGinn
Series: Working paper / Division of Research, Harvard Business School -- 06-031; Working paper (Harvard Business School. Division of Research) -- 06-031
Publisher: Division of Research, Harvard Business School
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 26
Description: In a qualitative study of San Pedro's longshoremen, it is found that positive outcomes accruing to members of the community - identity, interpretation and influence - are maintained through the evolution of shared languages of safety, participation and economics. As these languages are spoken and printed in the hiring halls, on the docks, and during casual social interactions, work takes on a meaning beyond the task. The languages support the longshoreman's identity - masculine, cohesive, well-paid socialists - and provide an interpretive guide for how to react to disruptive events in the world.
Notes: "July 22, 2005"--Added t.p.

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