Metaphors of faith and routine resistance: First Tier Managers in further education.

Page, Damien (2013) Metaphors of faith and routine resistance: First Tier Managers in further education. Literacy Information and Computer Education Journal (LICEJ). pp. 1168-1174. ISSN 2040-2589

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Abstract

Drawing on a study of First Tier Managers (FTMs) in further education colleges, this paper presents a typology of the role based upon metaphors of faith. The study found that faith in their work and in the transformational potential of education was an essential element of FTMs’ motivation, hardiness and coping strategies and positioned each manager as fundamentalist, priest, convert or martyr. The paper argues that faith is also an important antecedent of organisational resistance and that the types of workplace resistance enacted are determined by the metaphorical faith positioning of each manager. It concludes that, while faith is an essential part of employee motivation, it also fuels the likelihood of resistance when that faith is challenged.

Item Type:	Article
Depositing User:	RED Unit Admin
Date Deposited:	03 Jul 2023 09:47
Last Modified:	03 Jul 2023 09:47
URI:	https://bnu.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/18736

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