While existing studies already argue that identities are socially constructed, this paper shows that groups of actors situationally construct different identities vis-a-vis each other by way of differentiation. Based on an ethnographic study of a change project aimed at implementing Lean...

Es besteht kein Zweifel mehr daran, dass Emotionen den Erfolg von Unternehmen maßgeblich beeinflussen. In weiten Bereichen fehlt jedoch das Wissen darüber, wie Emotionen sinnvoll in die Managementpraxis integriert werden können. Dieses Buch bietet hierfür eine Reihe von Ansatzpunkten. Das...

Conceived as the meanings that individuals attach to their selves, a substantial stockpile of identities-related theorizing, accumulated across the arts, social sciences and humanities over many decades, continues to nourish contemporary research on self-identities in organizations. This...

Organizational Culture and Leadership -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Foreword -- About the Authors -- Part One: Defining the Structure of Culture -- 1. How to Define Culture in General -- The Problem of Defining Culture Clearly -- Accumulated Shared Learning -- Basic...