Table of Contents

Preface - David Whetten
Why Organizational Identity and Why Conversations?
The Definition and Meta Definition of Identity - Stuart Albert
PART ONE: WHAT DOES ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTITY MEAN?
From Individual to Organizational Identity - Dennis Gioia
The Identity of Organizations - Dennis Gioia et al
PART TWO: WHAT DOES IDENTITY IMPLY FOR STRATEGY?
Organizational Identity within the Strategic Management Conversation - Larry Stimpert, Yolanda Sarason and Loren Gustafson
Contributions and Assumptions
A Strategy Conversation on the Topic of Organization Identity - Rhonda Reger et al
PART THREE: HOW DO PEOPLE IDENTIFY WITH ORGANIZATIONS?
To Be or Not To Be - Michael Pratt
Central Questions in Organizational Identification
Identification with Organizations - Blake Ashforth et al
Epilogue - Paul C Godfrey et al
What Does the Concept of Identity Add to Organization Science?
Postscript - Paul C Godfrey
Observations on Conversation as a Theory-Building Methodology