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Studies have revealed that organizational commitment is often managed through symbolism. This paper focuses upon how time is used in an organizational context, symbolically and pragmatically, to demonstrate and demand commitment by new members. The paper draws upon data collected as part of a qualitative project on the occupational and organizational socialization of graduate accountants. Ethnographic fieldwork was carried out in a regional office of an international firm of chartered accountants in the United Kingdom. One aspect of the data analysis revealed that the management and utilization of time is central to understanding the socializing function of the accountancy firm, and to the ultimate organizational success of the graduate accountants., Introduction The centrality of time to organizational life has been well documented in sociological and organizational research (Turner 1971; Turner 1986; Blyton et al. 1989; Fink 1992). For example Roth [...]

Women in Britain Since 1945 provides a robust and timely analysis of women's lives in the post war period. Jane Lewis guides the reader through the relevant literature and debates [...]