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The perceptions of Christian performers regarding their career advancement in the entertainment industry
Dissertation (MCom)--University of Pretoria, 2014.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/41247 The perceptions of Christian performers regarding their career advancement in the entertainment industry Carrim, Nasima M.H. marilehh@gmail.com Haarhoff, Marile Helene Christian Religious orientation Entertainer Entertainment Industry Career advancement Core value system Morals Belief system Work values Work expectations Career challenges Conflicting decisions Role conflict Cognitive dissonance Pornography Nudity Sexual immorality Blasphemy Bad language Homosexuality Substance abuse Social constructivism Existentialism Interpretive inquiry Qualitative research Atlas.ti. UCTD Dissertation (MCom)--University of Pretoria, 2014. This study unveils the perceptions, real-life experiences and thought-processes of contract workers who dedicate their lives to the Christian faith, values and belief-system, but simultaneously endeavour to establish and follow a successful career in the volatile, cut-throat, non-Christian-based (“hedonistic”) occupational entertainment commerce. The researcher embarked on this study with a qualitative, interpretivist research approach. Data was gathered through in-depth, unstructured, face-to-face interviews with a sample of nine research participants. The sample consists of student entertainers; entertainers in the public eye, but not yet established; as well as entertainers who have successful established careers with loyal national and international audiences in the Entertainment Industry. The researcher explores and seeks to understand the core values and belief systems of the research participants with regards to their Christian religious orientation, which is statistically verified to be the most prevalent religious practise in South Africa (Nation Master, 2013; Religious affiliation by country, 2010). Hence, the research findings with regards to Christians’ approach and attitude towards their careers will contribute to a better understanding and management of the majority of the workforce in South Africa. Moreover, the expected norms, values and work ethic of the Entertainment Industry in South Africa are exposed in this study. Although existing literature upholds that the Entertainment Industry is an exceptionally unstable work environment compared to other corporate industries, this research study adds significantly to current literature as viable causes for the unstable occupational environment are also investigated and presented. Previous research only addressed several aspects of the effect on one’s career advancement if an individual’s core value system differs from the accepted norms in an organisation or industry in general. This study subsequently reveals the personal- and occupational challenges that Christian entertainers encounter in an Entertainment Industry in South Africa and how they subsequently aim to decrease the cognitive dissonance that they experience due to continuous role conflict between moral obligation and the vital necessity for employment and career advancement. The findings of this study correlate with previous research as it indicates that the research participants will generally choose and prioritise their personal core values- and moral belief system above contradictory social and professional career demands and expectations. gm2014 Human Resource Management unrestricted 2014-08-13T12:56:56Z 2014-08-13T12:56:56Z 2014-04-08 2014 Dissertation Haarhoff, MH 2014, The Perceptions of christian performers regarding their career advancement in the entertainment industry, MCom dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd<> E14/4/368/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41247 en © 2014 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Christian Religious orientation Entertainer Entertainment Industry Career advancement Core value system Morals Belief system Work values Work expectations Career challenges Conflicting decisions Role conflict Cognitive dissonance Pornography Nudity Sexual immorality Blasphemy Bad language Homosexuality Substance abuse Social constructivism Existentialism Interpretive inquiry Qualitative research Atlas.ti. UCTD The perceptions of Christian performers regarding their career advancement in the entertainment industry |
| title | The perceptions of Christian performers regarding their career advancement in the entertainment industry |
| title_full | The perceptions of Christian performers regarding their career advancement in the entertainment industry |
| title_fullStr | The perceptions of Christian performers regarding their career advancement in the entertainment industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | The perceptions of Christian performers regarding their career advancement in the entertainment industry |
| title_short | The perceptions of Christian performers regarding their career advancement in the entertainment industry |
| title_sort | perceptions of christian performers regarding their career advancement in the entertainment industry |
| topic | Christian Religious orientation Entertainer Entertainment Industry Career advancement Core value system Morals Belief system Work values Work expectations Career challenges Conflicting decisions Role conflict Cognitive dissonance Pornography Nudity Sexual immorality Blasphemy Bad language Homosexuality Substance abuse Social constructivism Existentialism Interpretive inquiry Qualitative research Atlas.ti. UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41247 |