Multiple dimensions of work intensity. Ambulance work as edgework.

Autor/inn/en	Granter, Edward; Wankhade, Paresh; McCann, Leo; Hassard, John; Hyde, Paula
Titel	Multiple dimensions of work intensity. Ambulance work as edgework. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Verschiedene Dimensionen der Arbeitsintensität. Arbeit im Rettungsdienst als Edgework.
Quelle	In: Work, employment & society, 33 (2019) 2, S. 280-297 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0950-0170; 1469-8722
DOI	10.1177/0950017018759207
Schlagwörter	Soziale Anerkennung; Arbeitsbelastung; Stressbewältigung; Stress; Gesundheitswesen; Arbeitsbedingungen; Unternehmenskultur; Arbeitsintensität; Berufliche Autonomie; Rettungsassistent; England; Großbritannien
Abstract	"Working life in public sector professions is undergoing significant change and becoming increasingly demanding. This article explores work intensity in NHS ambulance services in England, describing four distinct but interrelated dimensions of intensity: temporal; physical; emotional; and organizational. We use the concept of edgework to explore the complexities involved in how emergency workers attempt to negotiate the rewards and risks associated with multidimensional work intensity. Although certain parts of ambulance work may be intrinsically intense and can provide an important source of validation, organizational elements have the potential to push work intensity to unnecessary extremes. Ambulance services are 'professionalizing', but as work in ambulance trusts continues to intensify, issues over dignity, staff retention and the meaning of work are becoming ever more challenging, just as they are in other public service professions." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2018/3