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Organized in the form of a provocative discu ssion between key organizational scholars, this text focuses on three different views of identity, functionalist, interp retive and postmodern. '

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Author:   David A. Whetten ,  Paul Godfrey ,  David Whetton (Center for the Study of Values in Organizations, Brigham Young University, Provo, USA)
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.70cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.910kg
ISBN:  

9780761909477

ISBN 10:   0761909478
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   11 September 1998
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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

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The content of the book, conservational style, and the pushes to extract research questions are motivating. -- Jane Dutton * Academy of Management Review *

The content of the book, conservational style, and the pushes to extract research questions are motivating. -- Jane Dutton Academy of Management Review

The content of the book, conservational style, and the pushes to extract research questions are motivating. -- Jane Dutton Academy of Management Review

""The content of the book, conservational style, and the pushes to extract research questions are motivating.""  -- Jane Dutton * Academy of Management Review *

Author Information

David A. Whetten, Center for the Study of Values in Organizations, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT - Paul Godfrey, Department of Organizational Leadership & Strategy, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

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