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Managing identity conflicts in organizations: a case study of one welfare non-profit

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  • Chenhall, Robert H.
  • Hall, Matthew
  • Smith, David

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How nonprofit organizations manage multiple and conflicting identities is not well understood. In a case study of a nonprofit welfare organization, we use Pratt and Foreman’s (2000) framework of identity management responses to illuminate different ways that nonprofit organizations can seek to manage and potentially resolve identity conflicts. We focus on the actual practices nonprofit organizations use to manage multiple identities and, in particular, reveal the important role of organizational routines and artefacts in facilitating or constraining particular identity management responses.

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  • Chenhall, Robert H. & Hall, Matthew & Smith, David, 2016. "Managing identity conflicts in organizations: a case study of one welfare non-profit," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 62300, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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    identity; conflict; routines; artefacts; case study;
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    • R14 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Land Use Patterns
    • J01 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics: General

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