This work gathers together research concerning identity-based approaches to understanding thoughts, feelings and actions in organizations. The author creates ways of viewing the many forms of role transitions evident in organizational life

Purpose – This paper aims to understand the impact of emotional labour in specific health care settings and its potential effect on patient care. Design/methodology/approach – Multi‐method qualitative ethnographic study undertaken in a large ICU in Sydney, Australia using observations from...

Purpose – This study investigates the collaboration between Danish nurses' shop stewards and workplace management. The aim of the study is to track changes in workplace climate after a major structural reform of the health sector. Design/methodology/approach – The data source for the study...

Purpose – The aim of this study is to describe the view of age‐related prioritisation in health care among physicians and healthcare politicians and to compare their views regarding gender and age. Design/methodology/approach – Swedish physicians ( n =390) and politicians ( n =310), mean...