Organisational identity and identification in the context of changing work environment

Olusanmi, Cathy

Abstract

The concept of identity in the organisational literature has generated interest over the last 25 years and is still considered significant in the field of organisational behaviour, mainly due to its ability to provide insight into the character of an organisation and its members. In this context, identity is perceived as how individuals and collectives understand and organise their place in the social world. Consequently, organisations have been identified as a domain for constructing various identities through a range of discourses within the context. However, the world of work has shifted dramatically in the last few years where there has been an increase in a range of flexible working arrangements. Additionally, Covid 19 has accelerated some of these changes leading to predominant virtualisation of work, which saw a large percentage of the workforce working from home across the globe. These developments challenge existing research underpinning identity construction, which has largely been examined from the context of the workplace. Additionally, with the increasing blurring of employee home and work life, it is unclear how work and non-work identities are negotiated. As such, the aim of this paper is to explore how employees negotiate their identities considering the changes in the workplace, and the implications on their identities and organisational identification

Citation

Olusanmi, C. (2022, August). Organisational identity and identification in the context of changing work environment. Paper presented at British Academy of Management Conference 2022, Manchester

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: British Academy of Management Conference 2022
• Start Date: Aug 31, 2022
• End Date: Sep 2, 2022
• Deposit Date: Apr 6, 2025
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/4233842
• External URL: https://www.bam.ac.uk/events-landing/past-conferences/2022-conference.html