Identity in Organizations

Building Theory Through Conversations
1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-0-7619-0948-4
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 612 g

Reihe: Foundations for Organizational Science

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Whetten, David A.

Godfrey, Paul C.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Personalwesen, Human Resource Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Organisationstheorie, Organisationssoziologie, Organisationspsychologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensorganisation & Entwicklungsstrategien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface - David Whetten
Why Organizational Identity and Why Conversations?
The Definition and MetaDefinition of Identity - Stuart Albert
PART ONE: WHAT DOES ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTITY MEAN?
From Individual to Organizational Identity - Dennis Gioia
The Identity of Organizations - Dennis Gioia et al
PART TWO: WHAT DOES IDENTITY IMPLY FOR STRATEGY?
Organizational Identity within the Strategic Management Conversation - Larry Stimpert, Yolanda Sarason and Loren Gustafson
Contributions and Assumptions
A Strategy Conversation on the Topic of Organization Identity - Rhonda Reger et al
PART THREE: HOW DO PEOPLE IDENTIFY WITH ORGANIZATIONS?
To Be or Not To Be - Michael Pratt
Central Questions in Organizational Identification
Identification with Organizations - Blake Ashforth et al
Epilogue - Paul C Godfrey et al
What Does the Concept of Identity Add to Organization Science?
Postscript - Paul C Godfrey
Observations on Conversation as a Theory-Building Methodology