The Good Bloke in Contemporary Australian Workplaces: Origins, Qualities and Impacts of a National Cultural Archetype in Small For-Profit Businesses

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Main Author:	Taylor, Christopher George
Language:	English
Published:	Antioch University / OhioLINK 2019
Subjects:	Behavioral Sciences Behavioral Psychology British and Irish Literature Business Education Cultural Anthropology Gender Studies History of Oceania Literature of Oceania Modern Language Personal Relationships Personality Psychology Sociology Management Australia Authenticity Factor Analysis Employee Engagement Gender in the workplace Good Bloke Leadership Structural Equation Modelling
Online Access:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1566171729886909

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spelling	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-antioch15661717298869092021-11-06T05:17:11Z The Good Bloke in Contemporary Australian Workplaces: Origins, Qualities and Impacts of a National Cultural Archetype in Small For-Profit Businesses Taylor, Christopher George Behavioral Sciences Behavioral Psychology British and Irish Literature Business Education Cultural Anthropology Gender Studies History of Oceania Literature of Oceania Modern Language Personal Relationships Personality Psychology Sociology Management Australia Authenticity Factor Analysis Employee Engagement Gender in the workplace Good Bloke Leadership Structural Equation Modelling This study explored the nature and significance of a common but widely misunderstood phrase encountered in Australia: The Good Bloke. Underlying this enquiry was awareness, based on the researcher’s personal and professional experience, that the idea of a Good Bloke powerfully influences individual perceptions of leaders in Australian small-to-mid sized for-profit firms. The study commenced with an exploration of the origins and history of the phrase, tracing it to the 1788 arrival of a disproportionately male Anglo-Celtic population was composed significantly of transported convicts. The language and mores of this unique settler population evolved for two centuries based on relationships, primarily among males, where Good Bloke characteristics were key to success and survival. This research entailed a qualitative phase leading to a detailed quantitative analysis. The qualitative Phase 1 included semi-structured interviews and focus group research to broadly identify ostensible characteristics and qualities of the Good Bloke. A survey was administered to 354 Australians. Results were subjected exploratory and then, confirmatory factor analysis, yielding three main factors of a Good Bloke: being relatable, fair/inclusive, and affable. A major additional finding was that while both men and women manifest these qualities, the Good Bloke still has an inherently gendered nature, a legacy of Australian history. A second survey of 301 Australians from small to medium enterprises was followed by structural equation modelling to explore the connection between Good Bloke factors and employees’ experiences of engagement, satisfaction, and commitment. Implications are discussed for the Good Bloke ideal’s continuing relevance, including appreciation of differential impact on gender and other categories that make many contemporary Australians less readily perceived as Good Blokes. I conclude that the term Good Bloke can have a constructive role in Australian culture. The key challenge is exploring how the positive nuances associated with the term become incorporated into the development of future generations whilst acknowledging and addressing the term’s limitations, in order to support fuller and more meaningful inclusion in Australian business and society. This dissertation is available in open access at AURA: Antioch University Repository and Archive, http://aura.antioch.edu/ and Ohiolink ETD Center, https://etd.ohiolink.edu/ 2019-08-19 English text Antioch University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1566171729886909 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1566171729886909 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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language	English
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topic	Behavioral Sciences Behavioral Psychology British and Irish Literature Business Education Cultural Anthropology Gender Studies History of Oceania Literature of Oceania Modern Language Personal Relationships Personality Psychology Sociology Management Australia Authenticity Factor Analysis Employee Engagement Gender in the workplace Good Bloke Leadership Structural Equation Modelling
spellingShingle	Behavioral Sciences Behavioral Psychology British and Irish Literature Business Education Cultural Anthropology Gender Studies History of Oceania Literature of Oceania Modern Language Personal Relationships Personality Psychology Sociology Management Australia Authenticity Factor Analysis Employee Engagement Gender in the workplace Good Bloke Leadership Structural Equation Modelling Taylor, Christopher George The Good Bloke in Contemporary Australian Workplaces: Origins, Qualities and Impacts of a National Cultural Archetype in Small For-Profit Businesses
author	Taylor, Christopher George
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title	The Good Bloke in Contemporary Australian Workplaces: Origins, Qualities and Impacts of a National Cultural Archetype in Small For-Profit Businesses
title_short	The Good Bloke in Contemporary Australian Workplaces: Origins, Qualities and Impacts of a National Cultural Archetype in Small For-Profit Businesses
title_full	The Good Bloke in Contemporary Australian Workplaces: Origins, Qualities and Impacts of a National Cultural Archetype in Small For-Profit Businesses
title_fullStr	The Good Bloke in Contemporary Australian Workplaces: Origins, Qualities and Impacts of a National Cultural Archetype in Small For-Profit Businesses
title_full_unstemmed	The Good Bloke in Contemporary Australian Workplaces: Origins, Qualities and Impacts of a National Cultural Archetype in Small For-Profit Businesses
title_sort	good bloke in contemporary australian workplaces: origins, qualities and impacts of a national cultural archetype in small for-profit businesses
publisher	Antioch University / OhioLINK
publishDate	2019
url	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1566171729886909
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The Good Bloke in Contemporary Australian Workplaces: Origins, Qualities and Impacts of a National Cultural Archetype in Small For-Profit Businesses

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