MAREK KORCZYNSKI MAREK.KORCZYNSKI@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Sociology of Work and Human Resource Management
The caring self within a context of increasing rationalisation: the enduring importance of clients for home care aides
Korczynski, Marek; Brown, Kenneth
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KENNETH BROWN kenneth.brown@nottingham.ac.uk
Medical Research Fellow
Abstract
The current political economy imposes cost-saving rationalisation within home care work. In this context, a key question is whether home care aides act with indifference to clients or whether home care aides continue to espouse and act out of the caring self, which centres on the desire to give meaningful care to clients. This article assesses the thesis of the caring self within a context of rationalisation in relation to home care aides in three organisations. The article brings qualitative and quantitative research to bear on this question. It finds that despite the processes of rationalisation occurring in home care work, home care aides’ overall satisfaction with client relations, and their ability to satisfy clients continue to have significant links to their job satisfaction, and discretionary effort. This offers support for the thesis of the caring self within the context of rationalisation.
Citation
Korczynski, M., & Brown, K. (2017). The caring self within a context of increasing rationalisation: the enduring importance of clients for home care aides. Sociology, 51(4), 833-849. doi:10.1177/0038038515608112
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jul 31, 2015 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 13, 2015 |
Publication Date | Oct 4, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Jun 26, 2018 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 5, 2019 |
Print ISSN | 0038-0385 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications (UK and US) |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 51 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 833-849 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038515608112 |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1106069 |
Publisher URL | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0038038515608112 |
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