individual identity within organizations
read to prepare yourselves for session 06
- Timmons, S., & East, L. (November 01, 2011). Uniforms, status and professional boundaries in hospital. Sociology of Health and Illness, 33, 7, 1035-1049.
- Schein, E. H. (1985). Organizational culture and leadership. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers. Chapter 2, Uncovering the levels of culture, 16-27.
things we'll talk about
- how do artifacts, espoused values, and basic underlying assumptions change how individuals feel about their organization?
- let's have some examples from you all
- do different individuals perceive the same organization differently?
- how do our interaction with these elements of UNC's culture affect the way we feel about it?
- how do personal, visible identifiers like uniforms impact an individual's sense of belonging in an organization?
