Work as a central life interest for legal professionals
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2005
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South African Journal of Industrial Psychology
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University of Cape Town
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Dubin’s theory of Central Life Interests (CLIs) was used to investigate whether work is a CLI for legal professionals in South Africa. The research also served as a comparative exploration between the public and private sectors based
on their work centrality and work orientation. 59 employees from three public sector organisations and 27 employees from various private sector law firms completed questionnaires. Contrary to Dubin’s theory, results indicated that two-thirds of respondents did not have work as a CLI. Also, contrary to previous work on private and public sector employees, some interesting similarities emerged between the two sectors.
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Genis, J., & Wallis, T. (2005). Work as a central life interest for legal professionals. SA Journal of Industrial Psychology, 31(1), p-65.