Dear Colleagues,
Are you interested in prevalent phenomena in the workplace that workers are treated merely as instruments without their humanness considered?
We kindly invite you to join us for the presenter symposium (17522): Human "Being" or Human "Resource"? New Research Directions in Workplace Objectification Research.
Time: Sunday, August 11, 16:45 – 18:15
Location: Fairmont: Chancellor Room
Symposium Summary: Despite the increasing focus on employee welfare, workplace objectification - viewing and treating employees as instruments of profit - remains a prevalent phenomenon in today's workplace around the world. Featuring five papers by research teams from ten different institutions across North America, Europe, and Asia, the proposed symposium aims to advance scholarly discussions on workplace objectification with a focus on three interconnected themes: (1) conceptual critique and reflections on the key progresses and pitfalls of workplace objectification research, (2) empirical examination of novel antecedents (e.g., performance pressure) and consequences of workplace objectification (e.g., creativity), and (3) extension of the phenomenology of workplace objectification to previously understudied dimensions (e.g., third party/witness reactions). The symposium incorporates theories and evidence on different manifestations of workplace objectification (i.e., instrumentalization, dehumanization, commodification) in diverse contexts with mixed methodologies. It offers novel theoretical and practical insights into workplace objectification that can benefit organizations and individuals alike.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Terrence & Shiyu
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Jinghao (Terrence) Zhang
University of Groningen
Groningen
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