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Record Nr.

UNINA9910959740703321

Titolo

Identity in organizations : building theory through conversations / / David A. Whetten, Paul C. Godfrey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, c1998

ISBN

9781322421414

1322421412

9780761909484

0761909486

9781452263182

1452263183

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 308 p.) : ill

Collana

Foundations for organizational science

Altri autori (Persone)

GodfreyPaul C

WhettenDavid A <1946-> (David Allred)

Disciplina

302.3/5

Soggetti

Corporate culture

Organizational behavior

Psychology, Industrial

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface: Why Organizational Identity and Why Conversations?; Chapter 1 - The Definition and Metadefinition of Identity; Part I - What Does Organizational Identity Mean?; Chapter 2 - From Individual to Organizational Identity; Chapter 3 - The Identity of Organizations; Part II - What Does Identity Imply for Strategy?; Chapter 4 - Organizational Identity Within the Strategic Management Conversation: Contributions and Assumptions; Chapter 5 - A Strategy Conversation on the Topic of Organization Identity; Part III - How Do People Identify With Organization?

Chapter 6 - To Be or Not to Be: Central Questions in Organizational IdentificationChapter 7 - Identification With Organizations; Chapter 8 - Epilogue: What Does the Concept of Identity Add to Organization Science?; Postscript: Observations on Conversation as a Theory-Building Methodology; About the Contributors



Sommario/riassunto

Organized in the form of a provocative discussion between key organizational scholars, this text focuses on three different views of identity, functionalist, interpretive and postmodern.