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 …

Constructing Identity in and around Organizations is the second volume in Perspectives on
Process Organization Studies, a series which explores an emerging approach to the study of …

A considerable body of work uses a sensemaking lens to understand identity processes in
organizations. From this perspective, identities are constructed and maintained as …

How do people identify with organizations? What role does organizational identity play in
organizational strategy? Identity in Organizations investigates the fundamental character of …

Identity construction is often emphasized as an active process that results in the
development of a distinctive, coherent self. This study considers what it means to frame …

Most research on organization-based identities focuses on a single level of analysis,
typically the individual, group, or organization. As a spur to more cross-level identity …

Establishing a new firm presents a variety of challenges to organizational founders. An
important concern is the development of a set of clear and coherent organizational identity …

The way we perceive ourselves, our identity, can have profound effects on the way we feel,
think, and act, as well as on what we strive to achieve in life (James, 1892; Leary & Tangney …

Identity and icJentification are powerful terms. Because they speak to the very definition of
an entity—an organization, a group, a person—they have been a subtext of many strategy …

Exploring Positive Identities and Organizations and Organizations Page 1 23 2 Growing
Pains and Gains: Framing Identity Dynamics as Opportunities for Identity Growth Glen E …