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Understanding Identity and Organizations
Kate Kenny
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Description for Understanding Identity and Organizations
Paperback. A succinct, relevant and exciting overview of the field of identity studies as it relates to business and management and applied social sciences Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KJU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 174 x 13. Weight in Grams: 378.
An understanding of identity is fundamental to a complete understanding of organizational life. While conventional management textbooks nod to in-groups, cohesion and discrimination, this text offers instead a deeper, more nuanced understanding of why people, groups and organizations behave the way they do.
An understanding of identity is fundamental to a complete understanding of organizational life. While conventional management textbooks nod to in-groups, cohesion and discrimination, this text offers instead a deeper, more nuanced understanding of why people, groups and organizations behave the way they do.
With conceptions of identity perhaps less stable than they have ever been, the authors make complex theoretical issues accessible to the reader through the use of lively examples from popular culture. The authors present an overview of the key issues, as well as an examination of cutting-edge research and topical forces currently re-defining identity, ... Read more
This text is a succinct, relevant and exciting overview of the field of identity studies as it relates to business and management and applied social sciences, an is an invaluable resource to undergraduate and postgraduate students of management on any course that has an identity component.
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Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
377g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848606807
SKU
V9781848606807
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99-2
About Kate Kenny
Andrea Whittle (BSc(Hons), PhD) is Professor of Management and Organization Studies at Newcastle University Business School. Before joining Newcastle University in 2013, she held a Chair in Organization Studies at Cardiff University. Andrea holds a first class honours degree in Natural Science from Durham University and gained her PhD in Sociology from Brunel University at the Centre for Research into ... Read more
Reviews for Understanding Identity and Organizations
′As it elicited many thought provoking moments, before I was halfway through this book I had recommened it to a Masters degree student writing their dissertation (they reported it was fascinating) and used a variety of concepts in sessions (e.g organisational culture / leadership) facilitated in my role as a Staff Development Adviser...I would have no hesitation in endorsing this ... Read more