Individuals need a situated identity, or a clear sense of “who they are” in their local context,
to function. Drawing largely on interpretivist research, we describe the process of identity …

This paper reviews the empirical literature on identity work and identifies two distinct
approaches to incorporating emotion. The majority of empirical studies use emotion to …

The dangerous man [sic] is the one who has only one theory, because then he'll fight to the
death for it.(Francis Crick, Molecular Biologist 1) Most management books cover topics such …

Emotions are central to social life and thus they should be central to organization theory.
However, emotions have been treated implicitly rather than theorized directly in much of …

Professional identity impacts the workforce at personal, interpersonal and profession levels
however there is a lack of reviews of professional identity research across practising health …

This paper presents a systematic literature review of individual‐level targets (or foci) of
identification, that is, the bases by which one derives a sense of self as a unique being in the …

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 …

The reality of everyday organizational life is that it is filled with uncertainty, contradictions
and paradoxes. Yet leaders and managers are expected to act as though they can predict …

This study summarises the existing literature on Mindfulness‐Based Interventions (MBIs)
and their effect on employee well‐being criteria and extends it by testing MBIs against a …

For junior professionals, notions of professional identity established during their education
are often called into question in the early stages of their professional careers. The workplace …