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Table 20.2cont.Examples of quotations Code <strong>in</strong> open cod<strong>in</strong>g Integrative category, memo notes anddimensions of the categoryR. Can you do that by heart? Professional competence developsI: There are <strong>in</strong>structions for that, but I haven’t really needed them. I have been over years of experience.[work<strong>in</strong>g here] for so long. Then the same jobs are repeated . . .[. . .]R: What k<strong>in</strong>d of an employee is appreciated here?I: Well… depends on what you do, you have <strong>to</strong> be an expert at least, you have <strong>to</strong>know what you’re do<strong>in</strong>g. That’s what I th<strong>in</strong>k, that at least and as I have beenalready here for a long time I th<strong>in</strong>k I am somehow competent <strong>in</strong> what I’m do<strong>in</strong>g.That’s one characteristic at least.I: The worst th<strong>in</strong>g that can happen is that you make bad piece, it really feels bad, Master<strong>in</strong>g your task as a sourcek<strong>in</strong>d of ‘hurts your pride’. Once you have been here as long as I have . . .of pride.I: [. . .] Now we have this team th<strong>in</strong>g here [mess<strong>in</strong>g th<strong>in</strong>gs up], we have our warehouse Work divided <strong>in</strong> <strong>to</strong> clearly def<strong>in</strong>edthere and it is so big that you can’t be <strong>in</strong> all the places at the same time, it should areas of responsibility,be kept like it has always been, divided <strong>in</strong><strong>to</strong> areas. Then you know where you are everyth<strong>in</strong>g works well ifand what there is, and that an ’outsider’ does not go [and mess up] your th<strong>in</strong>gs, everyone takes care of his share.that becomes a <strong>to</strong>tal mess, you can’t f<strong>in</strong>d anyth<strong>in</strong>g . . .I: We have designers for this and designers for that, but then we have a ‘no man’s Bits and pieces, no co-ord<strong>in</strong>ation.land’, we have no one who would co-ord<strong>in</strong>ate the whole.<strong>in</strong> his own job. A real professional is aperson who skillfully fulfills hisresponsibilities, without errors.1) I = Informant, 2) R = ResearcherSource: This figure first published <strong>in</strong> Länsisalmi, et al. (2000), European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 9(4). Repr<strong>in</strong>ted with the permission of Psychology Press.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– GROUNDED THEORY –––––––––– 251

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