Identity in Organizations Building Theory Through Conversations,9780761909477

Identity in Organizations Building Theory Through Conversations

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ISBN13: 9780761909477
ISBN10: 0761909478
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1998-07-21
Publisher(s): Sage Publications
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Summary

This investigation of the fundamental character of organizational identity and identification with an organization is arranged in the form of a provocative discussion between key scholars.The book focuses on three different paradigmatic views of identity: functionalist, interpretive and postmodern. Similarities and distinctions among these ways of understanding are explored, and numerous theoretical and practical insights are gained. The book concludes with a discussion of the relevance of identity as a construct in organizational study, and observations on conversation and theory building.

Table of Contents

Preface: Why Organizational Identity and Why Conversations? vii
David A. Whetten
The Definition and Metadefinition of Identity
1(16)
Stuart Albert
PART I: What Does Organizational Identity Mean?
From Individual to Organizational Identity
17(16)
Dennis A. Gioia
The Identity of Organizations
33(50)
Hamid Bouchikhi
C. Marlene Fiol
Dennis A. Gioia
Karen Golden-Biddle
Mary Jo Hatch
Hayagreeva ``Huggy'' Rao
Violina P. Rindova
Majken Schultz
Charles J. Fombrun
John R. Kimberly
James B. Thomas
PART II: What Does Indentity Imply for Strategy?
Organizational Identity Within the Strategic Management Conversation: Contributions and Assumptions
83(16)
J. L. ``Larry'' Stimpert
Loren T. Gustafson
Yolanda Sarason
A Strategy Conversation on the Topic of Organization Identity
99(72)
Jay B. Barney
J. Stuart Bunderson
Peter Foreman
Loren T. Gustafson
Anne S. Huff
Luis L. Martins
Rhonda K. Reger
Yolanda Sarason
J. L. ``Larry'' Stimpert
PART III: How Do People Identify With Organizations?
To Be or Not to Be: Central Questions in Organizational Identification
171(38)
Michael G. Pratt
Identification With Organizations
209(64)
Stuart Albert
Blake E. Ashforth
James R. Barker
Janet M. Dukerich
Kimberly D. Elsbach
Mary Ann Glynn
Celia V. Harquail
Roderick Kramer
Judi McLean Parks
Epilogue: What Does the Concept of Identity Add to Organization Science?
273(22)
Stuart Albert
Blake E. Ashforth
Dennis A. Gioia
Paul C. Godfrey
Rhonda K. Reger
David A. Whetten
Postscript: Observations on Conversation as a Theory-Building Methodology 295(5)
Paul C. Godfrey
About the Contributors 300

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