REFLECTION 2 ASSIGNMENT PAPER WORK STUDY

REFLECTION PAPER

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2 WORK & CULTURE Assignment Outline

Objective: Understand and apply the concept of meaningful work using your

current job. You may also refer to a past job or use school if you are currently

unemployed.

Chalofsky

states that the interplay of self, work and balance are key to achieving

meaningfulness. Reflect on your current job and answer the following questions.

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To what degree are you able to bring your whole self (mind, body, emotion,

spirit) to your work and

the workplace? What constraints, either external or

created by you, are there to bringing any/all of these to the work environment?

Consider the culture of your organization as discussed in your previous reflection

paper

.

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What is the emotional labor (C

iulla) required of your job? What social and

personal requirements exist beyond the economic transaction for which you were

hired?

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To what degree are you able to exercise autonomy and control in your work

environment and in what ways do you feel empower

ed?

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Do you exhibit a learning orientation or a performance orientation and what

are the reasons that prompt this orientation?

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How does your job fit into what you consider to be your life’s purpose?

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What practical changes can you make in any of the

se areas to achieve more

meaning at work and greater life balance? Instructions: Describe your

organization in 1500

-

2000 words. Format: double

-

spaced, Times New Roman, 12

-

point font Submit this as a Word document

.

INSTRUCTIONS

Describe your

organization

in 1500

-

2000 words

Format: double

-

spaced, Times New Roman, 12

-

point font

REFLECTION PAPER #2 WORK & CULTURE Assignment Outline

Objective: Understand and apply the concept of meaningful work using your

current job. You may also refer to a past job or use school if you are currently

unemployed.

Chalofsky states that the interplay of self, work and balance are key to achieving

meaningfulness. Reflect on your current job and answer the following questions.

 To what degree are you able to bring your whole self (mind, body, emotion,

spirit) to your work and the workplace? What constraints, either external or

created by you, are there to bringing any/all of these to the work environment?

Consider the culture of your organization as discussed in your previous reflection

paper

.  What is the emotional labor (Ciulla) required of your job? What social and

personal requirements exist beyond the economic transaction for which you were

hired?

 To what degree are you able to exercise autonomy and control in your work

environment and in what ways do you feel empowered?

 Do you exhibit a learning orientation or a performance orientation and what

are the reasons that prompt this orientation?

 How does your job fit into what you consider to be your life’s purpose?

 What practical changes can you make in any of these areas to achieve more

meaning at work and greater life balance? Instructions: Describe your

organization in 1500-2000 words. Format: double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12-

point font Submit this as a Word document.

INSTRUCTIONS

Describe your organization in 1500-2000 words

Format: double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12-point font