individual identity
read to prepare yourselves for session 05
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Foreman, P., & Whetten, D. A. (December 01, 2002).
Members' Identification with Multiple-Identity Organizations.
Organization Science, 13, 6, 618-635.
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Ashforth, B. E., & Mael, F. A. (1996).
Organizational identity and strategy as a context for the individual.
Advances in Strategic Management, 13, 19-64.
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And to help us understand ourselves, take the
HumanMetrics Typology Test online
and come prepared to discuss what you may have discovered about yourselves
things we'll talk about
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how do individuals perceive their organization?
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how do individuals perceive their roles in their organization?
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do different individuals perceive the same organization differently?
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how does this influence organizational culture? does it become multi-dimensional?
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how is individual identity "simultaneously enabled and constrained" by organizational identity? [Ashforth]
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how could individuals' identification with their organization influence their decisions to make ethical choices
within that organization?