Le forme di scambio tra le generazioni nei contesti organizzativi: la transizione dei neolaureati al mondo del lavoro

Titolo Rivista RICERCHE DI PSICOLOGIA
Autori/Curatori Silvio Ripamonti, Andreina Bruno, Laura Galuppo, Cesare Kaneklin
Anno di pubblicazione 2021 Fascicolo 2021/3
Lingua Italiano Numero pagine 33 P. 1-33 Dimensione file 0 KB
DOI 10.3280/rip2021oa12858
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Scopo del lavoro è discutere quali processi generativi si possano attivare nella relazione tra senior e junior nei contesti di lavoro, durante il momento critico della socializzazione organizzativa dei più giovani. Il framework teorico utilizzato rimanda al costrutto di generatività, così come definito da Bradley e Marcia (1998) e da Cigoli e Scabini (2006). Viene presentato uno studio qualitativo condotto mediante interviste narrative a 24 professionisti senior e 24 junior. Le narrazioni raccolte mostrano differenti tipologie di relazione tra senior e junior, riconducibili a diverse forme di generatività. Tali risultati consentono di discutere il rapporto tra generatività e socializzazione organizzativa, e di riflettere su quale contributo possano dare i lavoratori senior alla socializzazione organizzativa dei più giovani.;

Keywords:; generatività; socializzazione organizzativa; metodi qualititativi; riflessività

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Silvio Ripamonti, Andreina Bruno, Laura Galuppo, Cesare Kaneklin, Le forme di scambio tra le generazioni nei contesti organizzativi: la transizione dei neolaureati al mondo del lavoro in "RICERCHE DI PSICOLOGIA" 3/2021, pp 1-33, DOI: 10.3280/rip2021oa12858