The desire for employability and self-exploitation: concretizing Lacan's psychoanalysis on employability

IF 1.6 Q2 Business, Management and Accounting
Muzammel Shah
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PurposeAlthough commitment and employability are legitimized in the current world of work, they also have a dark side that has been ignored in the extant literature. To tackle this gap, the study developed and examined a comprehensive theoretical framework including learning, motivation, commitment, employability and self-exploitation. Limited research exists that explicitly examines this relationship or explores its potential implications. The author theorizes employability as a cultural fantasy that ends up in self-exploitation.Design/methodology/approachThe study concretizes Lacan's (1977; 1981 and 1988) psychoanalysis, utilizing a sample of 658 subjects from eight industries. The hypothesized relationships were examined using structural equation modeling (SEM) in AMOS.FindingsThe findings provided support for the hypothesized relationships. Employability escorts to self-exploitation. Those employees who try to remain relevant to their firms continue to engage in employability activities end up being exploited in this process.Research limitations/implicationsThe study provides a new roadmap to scholars of employability who wish to explore the domain further.Practical implicationsThe theoretical knowledge from this research will inform practice. It will influence managers and policymakers in the organization as well as politicians. Although the macroaspects of the organizational environment are beyond the control of an organization, the development efforts of the organization should be real and should not estrange individuals from their true nature. The real intent should be to unite the individual with its true nature. This way, it will be real development and will empower individuals rather than exploitation.Social implicationsThe finding that commitment is linked to self-exploitation via employability has implications for managers and policymakers. To avoid estrangement and exploitation, the organization should focus on employee real development. To have an ideal workplace, where employees unite with their nature, the organization should invest in employees, focus on their real needs, emphasize their career prospects and constantly provide them with learning and growth opportunities. In addition to material compensation, the organization should connect people with their true spirit. An organization that is concerned with people's real needs and real development will have a pool of human capital that will create real value for the organization and society as well.Originality/valueThe dark side of employability has been ignored in the extant literature. Limited research exists that explicitly examines this relationship or explores its potential implications. This study is an initiative for such debate.
对就业能力的渴望与自我剥削——拉康关于就业能力的精神分析具体化
目的尽管承诺和就业能力在当前的工作世界中是合法的,但它们也有在现存文献中被忽视的黑暗面。为了解决这一差距,该研究制定并审查了一个全面的理论框架,包括学习、动机、承诺、就业能力和自我剥削。明确研究这种关系或探索其潜在含义的研究有限。作者将就业能力理论化为一种文化幻想,最终导致自我探索。设计/方法/方法该研究具体化了拉康(1977;1981和1988)的精神分析,使用了来自八个行业的658名受试者的样本。使用AMOS中的结构方程建模(SEM)对假设的关系进行了检查。发现为假设的关系提供了支持。就业能力为自我剥削保驾护航。那些试图与公司保持相关性的员工继续从事就业活动,最终在这个过程中被剥削。研究局限性/含义该研究为希望进一步探索该领域的就业能力学者提供了一个新的路线图。实践意义这项研究的理论知识将为实践提供信息。它将影响组织中的管理者和决策者以及政治家。尽管组织环境的宏观方面超出了组织的控制范围,但组织的发展努力应该是真实的,不应使个人脱离其真实本性。真正的意图应该是将个人与其真实本性结合起来。这样,它将是真正的发展,并将赋予个人权力,而不是剥削。社会影响通过就业能力将承诺与自我剥削联系起来的发现对管理者和决策者有影响。为了避免隔阂和剥削,组织应该关注员工的真实发展。要想拥有一个理想的工作场所,让员工与自然融为一体,组织应该投资于员工,关注他们的真实需求,强调他们的职业前景,并不断为他们提供学习和成长机会。除了物质上的补偿,组织还应该把人们与他们真正的精神联系起来。一个关心人们真正需求和发展的组织将拥有一批人力资本,为组织和社会创造真正的价值。独创性/价值在现存的文献中,就业能力的阴暗面一直被忽视。明确研究这种关系或探索其潜在含义的研究有限。这项研究是进行这种辩论的倡议。
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