Organizational Identity Mary Jo Hatch provides an overview of core texts on organizational identity, intended for students and professionals in business studies, sociology, and psychology. This textbook combines classic and contemporary contributions on the question of how organizations form and understand their identity.
The readings address theoretical and empirical aspects of organizational identity and show how different disciplines such as sociology, psychology, and management contribute to this knowledge. Central themes include organizations’ self-understanding, the emergence of identity and its boundaries, grounded in a critical and postmodern perspective.
Key features
- Author: Mary Jo Hatch (Professor of Commerce, University of Virginia)
- Series: Oxford Management Readers
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication date: March 18, 2004
- Number of pages: 600
- ISBN: 9780199269471
- Topic: Organizational identity, ownership and the organization of businesses
- BISAC: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General
About the author
Mary Jo Hatch is a professor and an authoritative expert in the field of organizational culture and identity. She has published in leading academic journals and among other works wrote 'Organization Theory: Modern, Symbolic and Postmodern Perspectives' and 'The Expressive Organization'. Her work offers in-depth insight into how organizations shape their identity and reputation.