Organizational identity struggles and reconstruction during organizational change: narratives as symbolic, emotional and practical glue

J Ernst, A Jensen Schleiter - Organization Studies, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

Organizational identity and institutional forces

ML Besharov, SL Brickson - The Oxford Handbook of …, 2016 - books.google.com
In today's complex and globalized world, organizations increasingly confront competing
demands on their identities—on who they are and, indeed, on who they can be. These …

Rhetoric of stability and change: The organizational identity work of institutional leadership

BD Golant, JAA Sillince, C Harvey… - Human …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
This article highlights a dynamic and productive duality in the expression of organizational
identity claims between demonstrating coherence with the past and responsiveness in the …

Health systems in transition: Professional identity work in the context of shifting institutional logics

Y Kyratsis, R Atun, N Phillips, P Tracey… - Academy of …, 2017 - journals.aom.org
We investigate how established professionals manage their identities in the face of identity
threats from a contested shift in the professional logic that characterizes their field. To do so …

The continuity–change duality in narrative texts of organizational identity

S Chreim - Journal of management studies, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
abstract This paper focuses on how continuity and change are managed discursively in
narrative texts of organizational identity and thus helps move forward the discussion about …

Managing managerial identities: Organizational fragmentation, discourse and identity struggle

S Sveningsson, M Alvesson - Human relations, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
This is a case study of managerial identity work, based on an in-depth case of a senior
manager and the organizational context in which she works. The article addresses the …

Beyond text: Constructing organizational identity multimodally

D Oliver, J Roos - British Journal of Management, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Organizational scholars have proposed a broad range of theoretical approaches to the study
of organizational identity. However, empirical studies on the construct have relied on text …

Narrative, identity and change: a case study of Laskarina Holidays

AD Brown, M Humphreys, PM Gurney - Journal of organizational …, 2005 - emerald.com
Purpose–This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of organizational identity
through an analysis of shared identity narratives at the UK‐based specialist tour operator …

The impact of emotionally important social identities on the construction of a managerial leader identity: A challenge for nurses in the English National Health Service

C Croft, G Currie, A Lockett - Organization Studies, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
The ability of individuals to accommodate the emotional transition into roles requiring the
construction of a leader identity is an under-researched phenomenon. To address this …

From context to contexting: professional identity un/doing in a medical leadership development programme

MA Berghout, L Oldenhof… - Sociology of Health …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Physicians are known for safeguarding their professional identities against organisational
influences. However, this study shows how a medical leadership programme enables the …