A Portrait In Words: Using Self-Characterization Sketches as an Innovative Method to Explore Work Identities

Angela McGrane; Viv Burr; Nigel King

doi:10.4337/9781802207972.00029

A Portrait In Words: Using Self-Characterization Sketches as an Innovative Method to Explore Work Identities

Angela McGrane, Viv Burr, Nigel King

Leadership and Human Resource Management

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Abstract

George Kelly in his Personal Construct Theory conceived self-characterisation sketches as a method for exploring individual views of the self. This chapter illustrates their innovative application as a research method for gaining insights into the changing construal of work identity in a group of undergraduate students as they progressed through their degrees. The process used for collection and analysis of the sketches is described, along with a reflection on what their use added to the research. A case study of one participant illustrates how insights into construal of work identity can be gained by use of the self-characterisation sketch and its analysis protocol. The chapter closes with an outline of limitations and ideas for further development of this innovative approach.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Research Methods for Studying Identity In and Around Organizations
Subtitle of host publication	Usual Suspects and Beyond
Editors	Ingo Winkler, Stefanie Reissner, Rosalía Cascón-Pereira
Place of Publication	Cheltenham
Publisher	Edward Elgar
Chapter	15
Pages	205-217
Number of pages	13
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9781802207972
ISBN (Print)	9781802207965
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802207972.00029
Publication status	Published - 18 Jul 2023

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McGrane, A., Burr, V., & King, N. (2023). A Portrait In Words: Using Self-Characterization Sketches as an Innovative Method to Explore Work Identities. In I. Winkler, S. Reissner, & R. Cascón-Pereira (Eds.), Handbook of Research Methods for Studying Identity In and Around Organizations: Usual Suspects and Beyond (1st ed., pp. 205-217). Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802207972.00029

McGrane, Angela ; Burr, Viv ; King, Nigel. / A Portrait In Words : Using Self-Characterization Sketches as an Innovative Method to Explore Work Identities. Handbook of Research Methods for Studying Identity In and Around Organizations: Usual Suspects and Beyond. editor / Ingo Winkler ; Stefanie Reissner ; Rosalía Cascón-Pereira. 1st. ed. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, 2023. pp. 205-217

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McGrane, A, Burr, V & King, N 2023, A Portrait In Words: Using Self-Characterization Sketches as an Innovative Method to Explore Work Identities. in I Winkler, S Reissner & R Cascón-Pereira (eds), Handbook of Research Methods for Studying Identity In and Around Organizations: Usual Suspects and Beyond. 1st edn, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp. 205-217. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802207972.00029

A Portrait In Words : Using Self-Characterization Sketches as an Innovative Method to Explore Work Identities. / McGrane, Angela; Burr, Viv; King, Nigel.

Handbook of Research Methods for Studying Identity In and Around Organizations: Usual Suspects and Beyond. ed. / Ingo Winkler; Stefanie Reissner; Rosalía Cascón-Pereira. 1st. ed. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, 2023. p. 205-217.

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McGrane A, Burr V, King N. A Portrait In Words: Using Self-Characterization Sketches as an Innovative Method to Explore Work Identities. In Winkler I, Reissner S, Cascón-Pereira R, editors, Handbook of Research Methods for Studying Identity In and Around Organizations: Usual Suspects and Beyond. 1st ed. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. 2023. p. 205-217 https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802207972.00029