Organizational identity and firm growth : properties of growth, contextual identities and micro-level processes /: properties of growth, contextual identities and micro-level processes. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Christoph Dörrenbächer, Matthias Tomenendal, Sarah Stanske, editors.
• Editors: Dorrenbacher, Christoph; Tomenendal, Matthias; Stanske, Sarah
• Contents: Notes on Contributors; List of Figures ; List of Tables; 1: Organizational Identity and Firm Growth: An Introduction; Organizational Identity; Firm Growth; Organizational Identity and Firm Growth; Contributions; References; 2: Organizational Identity and Its Applications: A Direction for Further Research; Introduction; Literature Overview; Methodology; Discourse 1: Organizational Identification; Discourse 2: Organizational Change; Discourse 3: Management; Discourse 4: Image/Reputation; Discourse 5: Organizational Culture; Conclusion; Limitations; References. 3: Organizational Identity in Management Consulting Firms: Professional Partnerships and Managed Professional Businesses Compared Introduction; Literature Review; Construction of OI; Organizational Identity in Professional Service Firms; Professional Service Firms and the Archetype Theory; Methodology; Analysis of the 'me' Process; The Analysis of the 'I' Process; Findings; The 'me' Process; Mirroring; Impression Management; The 'I' Process; Analysis and Discussion; Constructing an Elite Status OI; Sustaining and Balancing an Elite Status OI; Mono or Multiple Identities. 'I' and the 'me' Processes Compared Conclusion; References; 4: Tracing Gazelles: An Exploration into Identities of Rapidly Growing Companies; Introduction; Literature Review; Giddens' Structuration Theory; Data; Methodology; Interviews; Theory Building, Tests, Relevance; Theory Building in Accordance with Grounded Theory; Robustness Test: Triangulation of Data; Relevance: Test of the Growth Model with the Help of Counterfactuals; Results; Results of Theoretic Coding Following Grounded Theory; Signification; Legitimation; Domination; Integrating the Dimensions. Testing with Triangulated Data Most Important Categories Regarding Company Growth; Concentration of the Model; Conclusion; Annex; References; 5: The Role of Shared Identity Projects in Fostering Regional Innovation and Growth; Introduction; Literature Review: Drivers of Regional Innovation and Growth; Concept and Methodology: Explorative Case Study; Results: Building a Model for Identity-Driven Collaborative Innovations; A Description of Network Identity; Collaborative Innovation Within Regional Business Networks; Structured Interaction and Shared Identity Projects. Interaction Categories The Model; Linkage to Economic Growth; Conclusive Hypothesis: Shared Identity Drives Collaborative Innovation in Regional Agglomerations; References; 6: Organizational Identity and International Firm Growth: Some Theoretical Considerations; Introduction; Organizational Identity; Organizational Identity and Global Mindset; Organizational Identity as an Antecedent of Internationalization; OI as a Result of Corporate Internationalization; Conclusions; References.
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 338.74; Business; Corporations -- Growth; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General; Corporations -- Growth; Management science; Business & Economics -- Management Science; Business & management; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137577245
• Related ISBNs: 113757724X; 9781137577238
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource, title from PDF title page (EBSCO), viewed September 11, 2016.
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