Constructing a relational model for the "professional-clientele" notion within the context of workplace and work community: an investigation into the chef profession.

• Other Authors: Fung, Yat-chung.
• Format: Others
• Language: English; Chinese
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: Cooks; Occupations > Sociological aspects; Professions > Sociological aspects; Work > Psychological aspects
• Online Access: http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b6074062; http://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-343691

Current studies in the field of occupational sociology often present the deficiency of regarding workplace and work community as a backdrop, in front of which workers perform their duties. The two elements have not been receiving the attention they deserve. In light of this, this thesis argues that instead of merely setting the scene for investigation, workplace and work community are crucial and deciding factors in the construction of work identity. During the process, the influence of clients, including supervisors, peers and customers also comes in and participates in portraying this identity. Employing data collected through personal work experience, participant observation and in-depth interviews in commercial kitchens, this thesis advocates a conceptual model to explain the impact of these elements during the construction of work identity, and the dynamics among them therein. In terms of research method, this is also a demonstration of the importance of "going back to the workplace" when conducting similar researches under the auspice of occupational sociology. === Fung Yat-chung. === "December 2004." === Adviser: Lui Tai-lok. === Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-01, Section: A, page: 0356. === Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. === Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-202). === Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. === Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. === Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. === Abstract in English and Chinese. === School code: 1307.