RT Article
T1 A Group Identity Analysis of Organizations and Their Stakeholders: Porosity of Identity and Mobility of Attributes
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 115
IS 1
SP 45
OP 62
A1 Barraquier, Anne
LA English
YR 2013
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785647849
AB I propose an ethnographic study on the incremental transformation of identity. Through an analysis of managerial perceptions of stakeholder influence, I suggest that identity is adaptive rather than enduring and that, to explain adaptive identity, group identity is more appropriate than an organizational identity perspective. The case study uses qualitative data collected in organizations manufacturing flavors and fragrances for the large consumer goods industries. The analysis reveals that attributes shared with clannish stakeholders gradually replace attributes of a claimed identity, and that, when confronting hostile stakeholders, organizations act in solidarity with clannish stakeholders. The discussion elaborates on the porosity of identity boundaries and the mobility of attributes, two important mechanisms that have emotional, behavioral, and strategic consequences.
K1 Stakeholder relationships
K1 stakeholder influence
K1 Porosity of identity
K1 Group Identity
K1 Attributes of identity
DO 10.1007/s10551-012-1363-x