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Organizational identity<br />

I modsætning til corporate identity er organizational identity opstået indenfor<br />

organisationsstudierne, og Hatch og Schultz (2000) beskriver dette begreb<br />

således:<br />

43<br />

“In general, the concept of organizational identity refers to how<br />

organizational members perceive and understand “who we are”<br />

and/or “what we stand for” as an organization.”<br />

(Hatch & Schultz 2000: 15)<br />

Organizational identity bygger ofte på en version <strong>af</strong> “social identity theory”.<br />

Denne teori understreger, at social interaktion er den proces, hvori den<br />

individuelle identitetsdannelse foregår.<br />

Organizational identity er et forholdsvist nyt begreb. I 1985 definerede Albert<br />

og Whetten, som de første, begrebet som: ”…the organization’s central,<br />

distinctive and enduring aspects”.<br />

Albert og Whetten (Hatch & Schultz, 2000: 15) har opdelt forskere i<br />

henholdsvis dem, der interesserer sig for identity of an organization eller<br />

identification with an organization. Den sidstnævnte er særlig interessant for<br />

denne <strong>af</strong>handling, da den blandt andet omhandler det indbyrdes forhold<br />

mellem personlige og sociale aspekter <strong>af</strong> identitetskonstruktionen. For<br />

eksempel identificerede Dutton, Dukerich og Harquail begrebet identification<br />

with an organization som:<br />

”(…) the degree to which a member defines him- and herself by the<br />

same attributes that he or she believes define the organization.”<br />

(Hatch & Schultz, 2000: 15)

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