Identity in Organizations
eBook - PDF

Identity in Organizations

Building Theory Through Conversations

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Identity in Organizations

Building Theory Through Conversations

About this book

How do people identify with organizations? What role does organizational identity play in organizational strategy? Identity in Organizations investigates the fundamental character of organizational identity and individual identification with an organization. Through the use of an unconventional, conversational format the reader is drawn into a provocative discussion among key organizational scholars that focuses on three different paradigmatic views of identity: a functionalist perspective, an interpretive perspective, and a postmodern perspective. Similarities and distinctions among these ways of understanding are explored and numerous theoretical and practical insights are gained. This groundbreaking book concludes with a discussion of the relevance of identity as a construct in organizational study and observations on conversation and theory building. Many well-known scholars participate in the conversation, including Jay Barney, Denny Gioia, Mary Jo Hatch, Stuart Albert, Anne Huff, Judi McLean Parks, and Rod Kramer. Identity in Organizations will be of interest to professionals and students of organizational studies, human resource management, industrial psychology, sociology of work, psychology, and organizational communication.

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Yes, you can access Identity in Organizations by David A. Whetten,Paul C. Godfrey, David A. Whetten, Paul Godfrey in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Business & Business Ethics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
SAGE Publications, Inc
Year
1998
Print ISBN
9780761909484, 9780761909477
eBook ISBN
9781452263182
Edition
1
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Business Ethics
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface: Why Organizational Identity and Why Conversations?
  4. Chapter 1 - The Definition and Metadefinition of Identity
  5. Part I - What Does Organizational Identity Mean?
  6. Chapter 2 - From Individual to Organizational Identity
  7. Chapter 3 - The Identity of Organizations
  8. Part II - What Does Identity Imply for Strategy?
  9. Chapter 4 - Organizational Identity Within the Strategic Management Conversation: Contributions and Assumptions
  10. Chapter 5 - A Strategy Conversation on the Topic of Organization Identity
  11. Part III - How Do People Identify With Organization?
  12. Chapter 6 - To Be or Not to Be: Central Questions in Organizational Identification
  13. Chapter 7 - Identification With Organizations
  14. Chapter 8 - Epilogue: What Does the Concept of Identity Add to Organization Science?
  15. Postscript: Observations on Conversation as a Theory-Building Methodology
  16. About the Contributors