The purpose in search of meaning

La raison d'être en quête de sens

Philippe Robert-Tanguy () and Vincent Brulois ()
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Philippe Robert-Tanguy: GRIPIC - Groupe de recherches interdisciplinaires sur les processus d’information et de communication - SU - Sorbonne Université
Vincent Brulois: LabSIC - Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Information et de la Communication - LABEX ICCA - UP13 - Université Paris 13 - Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UPCité - Université Paris Cité - Université Sorbonne Paris Nord - Université Sorbonne Paris Nord

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Abstract: Since 2019 and the PACTE Act, many companies have defined a purpose in the form of a slogan. This condensed form of purpose does not help in providing meaning to individuals in their work. For purpose to be a communicative tool that gives meaning to employees, it must be closely related to their activity and guide it. It should guide them as the 'tricks of the trade' do, according to Howard BECKER (1998). This is what we will observe from the analysis of one case.

Keywords: Purpose; Meaning at work; Sensemaking; Activity; tricks of the trade; Raison d'être; Sens au travail; faire sens; Travail; ficelles du métier (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-04-29
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Published in Sens, Sensible, Insensé, Org&Co; LERASS-CERIC, Apr 2024, Montpellier, France

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