Building Organizational Identity: an Insider Action Research from a Founder’s Viewpoint
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DOI: 10.1007/s11213-017-9410-2
Abstract: This paper features the implementation of an extensive insider action research, exhaustively following the framework of Coghlan and Brannick (2010, 2014). It consisted of two action research projects - the thesis action research and the… read more here.
Keywords: organizational identity; action research; founder; action ... See more keywords
Temporal Dynamics and Dual Modes in Constructing Leading Organizational Identity: A Comparative Study
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DOI: 10.1017/mor.2025.10087
Abstract: As emerging markets rise, some incumbent firms that once occupied follower positions are now striving for industry leadership, surpassing competitors to become new frontrunners. These firms must overcome both competitive barriers and organizational identity (OI)… read more here.
Keywords: organizational identity; leading organizational; constructing leading; mode ... See more keywords
Discursive Strategies of Organizational Identity Formation in Benefit Corporations: Coping with a Meanings Void and Assimilating External Feedback
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DOI: 10.1080/10570314.2020.1756396
Abstract: The benefit corporation (BC) is a for-profit corporation that is legally required to generate profit for its shareholders and pursue public benefit. Based on a multi-method approach, this study traces the process of organizational identity… read more here.
Keywords: formation benefit; organizational identity; benefit; identity formation ... See more keywords
Assertiveness or humility? The role of broker’s humility in promoting knowledge-based gig employee’s organizational identity and proactive behavior
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DOI: 10.1108/bjm-10-2024-0695
Abstract: PurposeAlthough companies are increasingly hiring knowledge-based gig employees with the expectation of leveraging their expertise and unique experiences, a lack of identity hinders these employees from proactively contributing their skills and expertise to the organizations.… read more here.
Keywords: organizational identity; proactive behavior; identity; humility ... See more keywords
Healthcare professionals' well-being at work: a professional and organizational identity perspective.
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DOI: 10.1108/jhom-12-2023-0365
Abstract: PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to test a model of healthcare professionals' well-being seen as a consequence of a process of motivated professional identity construction, a variable that mediates the influence of the… read more here.
Keywords: organizational identity; identity; reputation; professionals well ... See more keywords
Who’s in the mirror: shaping organizational identity through artificial intelligence and symbolic interactionism
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DOI: 10.1108/k-09-2024-2379
Abstract: PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on the identity formation processes of individuals and organizations. Within the framework of symbolic interactionism and looking-glass self-theories, it is investigated… read more here.
Keywords: organizational identity; symbolic interactionism; artificial intelligence; identity ... See more keywords
Invoking Alphonse: The founder figure as a historical resource for organizational identity work
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DOI: 10.1177/0170840618789211
Abstract: There has been growing interest in the rhetorical use of history to express organizational identity claims. Yet the evolving role of the founder figure in managerial accounts has not so far received specific attention. In… read more here.
Keywords: founder; organizational identity; founder figure; invoking alphonse ... See more keywords
Organizational Identity Struggles and Reconstruction During Organizational Change: Narratives as symbolic, emotional and practical glue
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DOI: 10.1177/0170840619854484
Abstract: The article offers a novel perspective on the formation of organizational identity (OI) during major organizational change. The empirical context of our studies is the establishment of a new acute care department and the reorganization… read more here.
Keywords: organizational change; organizational identity; emotional practical; symbolic emotional ... See more keywords
Holding On While Letting Go: Neocolonialism as Organizational Identity Work in a Multinational Corporation
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DOI: 10.1177/0170840620902977
Abstract: This paper develops the idea of neocolonialism as organizational identity work in multinational corporations (MNCs). We argue that neocolonialism – the ethos and practice of colonialism and western superiority in contemporary society – is a… read more here.
Keywords: identity work; organizational identity; work multinational; neocolonialism organizational ... See more keywords
Working Overtime and Turnover Intention Among Chinese Social Workers: Roles of Organizational Identity and Individual Income
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DOI: 10.1177/21582440251323656
Abstract: Although the negative effects of employee overtime have received academic attention, the relationship between overtime work and social workers’ turnover intention and its underlying mechanisms have been less studied. Hence, this study examined the mediating… read more here.
Keywords: turnover intention; organizational identity; work; social workers ... See more keywords
Promoting a Coherent Organizational Identity: Identity Work in a Temporary Organization
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DOI: 10.1177/21582440251335383
Abstract: Threats to organizational identity are particularly salient in temporary organizations because of the tenuous nature of its identity, however, little is known about how organizational identity is created and maintained in such organizations. This paper… read more here.
Keywords: organizational identity; temporary organization; identity work; identity ... See more keywords