Creativity and workplace attractiveness in professional employment
Author
Summary, in English
This article investigates the notion of attractive workplaces in the specific context of creative professional employment. The concept of an attractive workplace is explored as that where employees are rewarded by having their creative needs satisfied. Based on observations and interview data at knowledge-based firms in the UK, we look at the extent to which employees are ‘rewarded’ with the offer of creative work and the degree to which this offer really involves greater benefits for employees in terms of professional prestige and the confirmation of their identities as professional workers in the creative industries. Our research indeed shows that creative needs remain important components of the attractive workplace, but increasingly also of importance are the extrinsic rewards of an acceptable work-life balance as the age profile of the technology worker changes and technology stagnates.
Publishing year
2008
Language
English
Pages
225-239
Publication/Series
Journal of Human Resource Costing & Accounting
Volume
12
Issue
3
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Topic
- Business Administration
- Economics and Business
Keywords
- Workplace
- scotland
- Employee retention
- Communication technologies
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1401-338X