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organizational identity ambiguity: a standalone construct

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Organization theory

a state in which members lose clarity about what their organization's identity is or should be, often after major change, which opens room for identity change.

In organization theory, organizational identity ambiguity refers to a state in which members lose clarity about what their organization's identity is or should be, often after major change, which opens room for identity change. This meaning comes from Corley (2004) in Administrative Science Quarterly.[1]

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ambiguity5 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, five constructs clarity3 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs identity6 fields · 14 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs

References

Corley, K. G., & Gioia, D. A. (2004). Identity Ambiguity and Change in the Wake of a Corporate Spin-off. Administrative Science Quarterly, 49(2), 173-208. https://doi.org/10.2307/4131471

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