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Bridging the Divide: Employees’ Stigma Management in the Dutch Nuclear Industry

Heitmann, Linn Sophia LU and Haselager, Mijke LU (2023) BUSN49 20231
Department of Business Administration
Abstract
Purpose:
The purpose of this research is to investigate the perception and management of stigma in the Dutch nuclear industry. To investigate this, the following research questions have been developed:
How do employees of the Dutch nuclear industry perceive the stigmatization of the industry and its effects on the industry?
How do employees manage the stigma in order to bridge the divide between the nuclear industry and outsiders of the industry?
Theoretical Perspective:
The different areas of literature as a basis for this research are stigma, dirty work, stigma management, identity and boundary work. As our analytical framework we present the SMC strategies developed by Meisenbach (2010)
Methodology:
The data set consists of 14... (More)
Purpose:
The purpose of this research is to investigate the perception and management of stigma in the Dutch nuclear industry. To investigate this, the following research questions have been developed:
How do employees of the Dutch nuclear industry perceive the stigmatization of the industry and its effects on the industry?
How do employees manage the stigma in order to bridge the divide between the nuclear industry and outsiders of the industry?
Theoretical Perspective:
The different areas of literature as a basis for this research are stigma, dirty work, stigma management, identity and boundary work. As our analytical framework we present the SMC strategies developed by Meisenbach (2010)
Methodology:
The data set consists of 14 interviews with employees working in the nuclear industry. The data was analyzed following an interpretative tradition, through a qualitative method and abductive approach.
Contribution:
This study contributes to the existing literature on stigma by strengthening what has been researched on the influence of stigma on the identity of employees in core stigmatized organizations. Furthermore, we enhance literature on stigma management, as we are adding an extension to the SMC framework called Opening up. (Less)
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author
Heitmann, Linn Sophia LU and Haselager, Mijke LU
supervisor
organization
course
BUSN49 20231
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Stigmatization, Stigma management, Identity Work, Boundary Work, Nuclear Industry
language
English
id
9119853
date added to LUP
2023-06-20 12:06:30
date last changed
2023-08-01 03:41:34
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  abstract     = {{Purpose: 
The purpose of this research is to investigate the perception and management of stigma in the Dutch nuclear industry. To investigate this, the following research questions have been developed:
How do employees of the Dutch nuclear industry perceive the stigmatization of the industry and its effects on the industry?
How do employees manage the stigma in order to bridge the divide between the nuclear industry and outsiders of the industry?
Theoretical Perspective:
The different areas of literature as a basis for this research are stigma, dirty work, stigma management, identity and boundary work. As our analytical framework we present the SMC strategies developed by Meisenbach (2010)
Methodology: 
The data set consists of 14 interviews with employees working in the nuclear industry. The data was analyzed following an interpretative tradition, through a qualitative method and abductive approach. 
Contribution: 
This study contributes to the existing literature on stigma by strengthening what has been researched on the influence of stigma on the identity of employees in core stigmatized organizations. Furthermore, we enhance literature on stigma management, as we are adding an extension to the SMC framework called Opening up.}},
  author       = {{Heitmann, Linn Sophia and Haselager, Mijke}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Bridging the Divide: Employees’ Stigma Management in the Dutch Nuclear Industry}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}