Sectarianism in the Northern Ireland workplace
Sectarianism in the Northern Ireland workplace
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北爱尔兰工作场所的宗派主义
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发表时间:
2006
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通讯作者:
O. Hargie
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作者:
D. Dickson;O. Hargie
Purpose – The aim of this piece of research was to detail the scope and nature of sectarianism as experienced by employees, managers and those with trade union responsibilities, in the Northern Ireland workplace.Design/methodology/approach – Four large organizations, two from the private and two from the public sector, were recruited to take part in this qualitative study. In‐depth interviews were carried out with managers and trade union personnel. Focus groups were run with employees.Findings – Data were submitted to thematic analysis. The major themes to emerge included: the extent of experienced sectarianism, sources of sectarianism, the nature of sectarian harassment, “tolerable” sectarianism, and the management of difference.Research limitations/implications – Short‐comings of the study include the possibility that social desirability effects could have operated to underplay sectarian attitudes. Again the limitations of a qualitative methodology in providing estimates of the extent of sectarianism i...