City context and subjective career success: How does creative workers’ need for recognition filter city identity?
| Autor: | Fabrizio Montanari, Stefano Rodighiero, Damiano Razzoli, Lorenzo Mizzau |
|---|---|
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
creative workers
Strategy and Management qualitative study Identity (social science) Context (language use) Filter (software) Creative industries Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Management of Technology and Innovation 0502 economics and business 050602 political science & public administration Sociology careers city identity creative industries sensemaking business.industry 05 social sciences General Social Sciences Sensemaking Public relations 0506 political science business 050203 business & management Qualitative research |
| Popis: | How do creative workers draw on their city context as they interpret their subjective career success over time? This article aims to answer this question with a qualitative study of 140 creative workers in Reggio Emilia, Italy. The results illuminate how subjective career success stems from a need for recognition that draws on a city’s identity. Mobilising Lotman’s concept of semiosphere, we propose that creative workers use city identity to understand what ‘soft’ factors they can harness from the city context. They filter city identity based on three recognition-related needs that are contingent on their level of work experience. Our contribution is threefold. First, we provide a nuanced view of the social and symbolic context in which careers are embedded, highlighting its multilayered, multivocal and multimodal nature. Second, we provide a fine-grained understanding of the interplay between an individual’s career need for recognition and their interpretation of city identity. Third, we shed light on recognition as a facet of subjective career success, which is particularly relevant to creative workers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|