Abstract

This paper sought is to provide a unique examination of what constitutes extreme work for the HR professional, and in turn the extent to which HR professionals are engaged in such work. Granter et al. (Citation2019Granter, E., Wankhade, P., McCann, L., Hassard, J., & Hyde, P. (2019). Multiple dimensions of work intensity: Ambulance work as edgework. Work, Employment and Society, 33(2), 280–297. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017018759207 [Crossref], [Web of Science ®], [Google Scholar]) multidimensional theoretical framework of work intensity (organizational, temporal, emotional and physical) challenges was used as an anchor to explore and understand these issues. The paper is based on a thematic analysis of interviews with Australian HR professionals capturing the nature, complexity and intensity of their role, and the implications on the HR professional, inclusive of those resulting from the dark side of HR. Granter et al. (Citation2019Granter, E., Wankhade, P., McCann, L., Hassard, J., & Hyde, P. (2019). Multiple dimensions of work intensity: Ambulance work as edgework. Work, Employment and Society, 33(2), 280–297. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017018759207 [Crossref], [Web of Science ®], [Google Scholar]) work intensity challenges (organisational, temporal, emotion and physical) were found to be intrinsic to the role of the HR professional; the complex and intense nature of the role further found to pose a risk to the HR professional’s health and well-being, thus supporting the contention that HR is an extreme form of work. In establishing HR as a form of extreme work, this research offers a unique contribution that not only adds to the extreme work literature but also further supports the idea that work intensity is critical to the conceptualisation of extreme work.

摘要

本文旨在对人力资源专业人员的极限工作的构成以及人力资源专业人员从事此类工作的程度进行独特的研究。格兰特等人。（2019 年引文Granter, E.、Wankhade, P.、McCann, L.、Hassard, J.和Hyde, P. ( 2019 )。工作强度的多个维度：救护车作为边缘工作。工作、就业和社会，33 (2), 280 – 297。https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017018759207 [交叉引用]，[Web of Science®] ，[谷歌学术] ）工作强度（组织、时间、情感和身体）挑战的多维理论框架被用作探索和理解这些问题的锚点。本文基于对澳大利亚人力资源专业人员访谈的主题分析，捕捉了他们角色的性质、复杂性和强度，以及对人力资源专业人员的影响，包括人力资源阴暗面所产生的影响。格兰特等人。（2019 年引文Granter, E.、Wankhade, P.、McCann, L.、Hassard, J.和Hyde, P. ( 2019 )。工作强度的多个维度：救护车作为边缘工作。工作、就业和社会，33 (2), 280 – 297。https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017018759207 [交叉引用]，[Web of Science®] ，[谷歌学术] ) 工作强度挑战（组织、时间、情感和身体）被发现是人力资源专业人员的角色所固有的；进一步发现，该角色的复杂性和紧张性对人力资源专业人员的健康和福祉构成了风险，从而支持了人力资源是一种极端工作形式的论点。在将人力资源确立为极限工作的一种形式方面，这项研究提供了独特的贡献，不仅丰富了极限工作文献，而且进一步支持了工作强度对于极限工作概念化至关重要的观点。