Abstract
Identity and identification remain very popular constructs for organizational scholars, regularly generating a bounty of provocative research. To help maintain the generativity of these root constructs, I suggest four “course corrections” for our explorations, namely, focusing more on (1) the core aspect of identification, that is, the definition of self in terms of a target; (2) other targets of identification aside from the organization; (3) the dark side of identification; and (4) perspectives of identity beyond social identity theory/self-categorization theory.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 361-373 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 1 2016 |
Keywords
- biodata
- groupthink
- identity motives
- levels of self
- network identification
- network identity
- organizational identification
- organizational identity
- organizing
- overidentification
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business and International Management
- Sociology and Political Science
- Strategy and Management
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
- Management Science and Operations Research