The opportunity or lack of it for non-permanent workers to access occupational affordances is critical in shaping their trajectory, as will be explained in Chapter 4.
2.5. Summary Entrepreneurialism, craft identity and learning to learn are the foundations for nonpermanent workers becoming established in this kind of work, and for their growth and development. Entrepreneurialism, strength of identity with their craft and learning to learn are enacted not as separate capabilities and dispositions but as integrated in everyday practices. The new understanding this research brings is that the strength or weakness of these components and their integration have implications for the trajectory of these workers. This does not occur in isolation. We found that the motivations of individuals in entering this form of work, not only change over time, but shape the individual’s approach towards his pursuit of work and in the process, his development of entrepreneurialism and craft identity that in turn, mediates his trajectory. This form of individual agency is important, but not the only factor that impacts the trajectory of these workers. Context mediates the trajectory of these workers. Although for the ease of explanation, we have separated motivations and context, we do not see these as separate aspects, rather they act in tandem, mediating each other to impact the trajectory of the non-permanent worker.
Developing non-permanent workers in Singapore
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