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Individual-level Foci of Identification at Work: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Doyin Atewologun,
Roxanne Kutzer,
Elena Doldor,
Deirdre Anderson,
Ruth Sealy,
Corresponding Author
Doyin Atewologun
School of Business and Management, Queen Mary, University of London, London, E1 4NS UK
Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorRoxanne Kutzer
Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University, Cranfield, MK43 0AL UK
Search for more papers by this authorElena Doldor
School of Business and Management, Queen Mary, University of London, London, E1 4NS UK
Search for more papers by this authorDeirdre Anderson
Lincoln International Business School, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, LN6 7TS UK
Search for more papers by this authorRuth Sealy
University of Exeter Business School, Exeter, EX4 4PU UK
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Doyin Atewologun,
Roxanne Kutzer,
Elena Doldor,
Deirdre Anderson,
Ruth Sealy,
Corresponding Author
Doyin Atewologun
School of Business and Management, Queen Mary, University of London, London, E1 4NS UK
Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorRoxanne Kutzer
Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University, Cranfield, MK43 0AL UK
Search for more papers by this authorElena Doldor
School of Business and Management, Queen Mary, University of London, London, E1 4NS UK
Search for more papers by this authorDeirdre Anderson
Lincoln International Business School, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, LN6 7TS UK
Search for more papers by this authorRuth Sealy
University of Exeter Business School, Exeter, EX4 4PU UK
Search for more papers by this authorThe authors are grateful to the editorial team of this special issue (Sandra Corlett, Christine Coupland, Peter McInnes and Matthew Sheep) for their guidance and support throughout the review process. The authors also thank the anonymous reviewers for their constructive feedback on earlier versions of this manuscript.
Abstract
This paper presents a systematic literature review of individual-level targets (or foci) of identification, that is, the bases by which one derives a sense of self as a unique being in the context of work. We reviewed 253 articles from over 30 top management journals between 2005 and 2016. In examining foci types, definitions, underpinning theoretical and philosophical assumptions, we catalogue nine categories of individual-level identification foci (manager, leader, follower, team, organization, occupation-specific, professional, career and work), finding a dominance of functionalist meta-theoretical orientations (comprising over half the sample, with interpretivist approaches comprising about a third of studies). Further, we enhance construct clarity in the field; we identify conceptual challenges with extant definitions of key foci, and offer integrative definitions by specifying scope conditions for each identity focus and semantic relationships between various identity foci. We contextualize our discussion of construct clarity to different research orientations in the field and offer possibilities for theoretical developments therein. Third, we offer an integrative framework for positioning work in the field by scope of interest (identity content or context) and identity construction assumptions (stable or evolving), suggesting directions for future research.
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