1989/01/01 by Blake E. Ashforth, Fred A. Mael · 7,725 citations
Business, Management and Accounting · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Aesthetics #Economics #Epistemology #Identity (music) #Management #Management and Organizational Studies #Organizational behavior #Organizational identity #Organizational theory #Philosophy #Psychology #Social Power and Status Dynamics #Social and Intergroup Psychology #Social group #Social identity approach #Social identity theory #Social psychology #Social science #Sociology
paper · doi:10.5465/amr.1989.4278999
published in Academy of Management Review 14(1), 20-39 (Academy of Management)
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It is argued that (a) social identification is a perception of oneness with a group of persons; (b) social identification stems from the categorization of individuals, the distinctiveness and prestige of the group, the salience of outgroups, and the factors that traditionally are associated with group formation; and (c) social identification leads to activities that are congruent with the identity, support for institutions that embody the identity, stereotypical perceptions of self and others, and outcomes that traditionally are associated with group formation, and it reinforces the antecedents of identification. This perspective is applied to organizational socialization, role conflict, and intergroup relations.