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- December 1997 (Revised May 1998)
- Case
CUC and HFS: Corporate Identity for a "Merger of Equals"
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Robert J. Crawford
In the wake of a major $20 billion market capitalization "merger of equals," two large consumer service firms must determine a new name for the new entity. Neither CUC nor HFS is well known among consumers. The CUC Services (e.g., shopping, travel, credit card... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Capital; Brands and Branding; Identity; Customization and Personalization; Value; Service Industry
Greyser, Stephen A., and Robert J. Crawford. CUC and HFS: Corporate Identity for a "Merger of Equals". Harvard Business School Case 598-028, December 1997. (Revised May 1998.)
- 09 Jun 2016
- Cold Call Podcast
Hold on to Your Complexity: Bringing Multiple Identities to Work
- 2011
- Article
Passing as Superman: The Ideal Worker and Men's Professional Identities
By: Erin Marie Reid
Reid, Erin Marie. "Passing as Superman: The Ideal Worker and Men's Professional Identities." Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings (2011).
- 14 Feb 2023
- HBS Case
Is Sweden Still 'Sweden'? A Liberal Utopia Grapples with an Identity Crisis
Sweden has long seemed like a social-welfare capitalist dream come true, where companies and labor unions collaborate in harmony with government support. Swedish citizens are among the wealthiest in the world, and they enjoy publicly provided health insurance and other... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 06 Jan 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Mechanisms of Technology Re-Emergence and Identity Change in a Mature Field: Swiss Watchmaking, 1970-2008
- Aug 2010
- Conference Presentation
You Are Who You Befriend: Spillover Effects of Online Identities
By: Sujin Jang, Lakshmi Ramarajan and Jeff Polzer
- May–June 2017
- Article
Multiple Identity Configurations: The Benefits of Focused Enhancement for Prosocial Behavior
By: Lakshmi Ramarajan, Ida Berger and Itay Greenspan
Ramarajan, Lakshmi, Ida Berger, and Itay Greenspan. "Multiple Identity Configurations: The Benefits of Focused Enhancement for Prosocial Behavior." Organization Science 28, no. 3 (May–June 2017): 495–513.
- Aug 2012
- Conference Presentation
Collective Activism and Market Identity Change in the U.S. Biomass Sector
By: Shon R. Hiatt
- June 18, 2015
- Article
What Makes FC Barcelona Such a Successful Business
By: Andres Hatum and Luciana Silvestri
This article explores how FC Barcelona's identity as "more than a club" fuels the team's impressive performance on the field. We focus on the role of La Masía, the club's youth academy, to explain how a strong sense of organizational identity underlies the team's style... View Details
Hatum, Andres, and Luciana Silvestri. "What Makes FC Barcelona Such a Successful Business." Harvard Business Review (website) (June 18, 2015).
- 11 Aug 2019
- Conference Presentation
Tips for Developing a Strong Research Pipeline and Clear Research Identity
Toffel, Michael W. "Tips for Developing a Strong Research Pipeline and Clear Research Identity." In SIM-ONE-PNP Junior Faculty Consortium. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, August 11, 2019.
- 19 Feb 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
‘Does 'What We Do' Make Us 'Who We Are'? Organizational Design and Identity Change at the Federal Bureau of Investigation
- 2011
- Other Unpublished Work
Collapsing the Myth of Separate Worlds: How Organizations Shape Non-Work Identities
By: Lakshmi Ramarajan and Erin Marie Reid
- December 2011
- Article
Identity Work in Business Schools: From Don Quixote, to Dons and Divas
By: Rakesh Khurana and Scott A. Snook
Khurana, Rakesh, and Scott A. Snook. "Identity Work in Business Schools: From Don Quixote, to Dons and Divas." Special Anniversary Issue Journal of Management Inquiry 20, no. 4 (December 2011): 358–361. (Commentary on The Scholar's Quest, an essay by James March.)
- 1 Aug 2006
- Conference Presentation
Unmasking Manly Men: How Organizations Can Redefine the Boundaries of Masculine Identity
By: R. Ely
- Forthcoming
- Article
Subordinating Humanism: How Colliding Beliefs About a Living Wage Shape Personal Fulfillment and 'Professional-Class' Identities in Working-Class Jobs
By: Lumumba Seegars, S. Lee, Erin Reid and Lakshmi Ramarajan
In a society dominated by market-based ideology and management practices that prioritize financial considerations, some organizations are shifting toward humanistic ideology and practices that emphasize human welfare. To examine this transformation in pay-setting, we... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Moral Sensibility; Wages; Welfare; Performance Expectations; Identity; Employee Relationship Management; Management Practices and Processes
Seegars, Lumumba, S. Lee, Erin Reid, and Lakshmi Ramarajan. "Subordinating Humanism: How Colliding Beliefs About a Living Wage Shape Personal Fulfillment and 'Professional-Class' Identities in Working-Class Jobs." Academy of Management Journal (forthcoming). (Pre-published online June 26, 2025.)
- December 1996
- Article
Can Computers Be Teammates? Affiliation and Social Identity Effects in Human-computer Interaction
By: C. I. Nass, B. J. Fogg and Y. Moon
Nass, C. I., B. J. Fogg, and Y. Moon. "Can Computers Be Teammates? Affiliation and Social Identity Effects in Human-computer Interaction." International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 45, no. 6 (December 1996): 669–678.
- 2014
- Conference Presentation
The Good Ship Theseus: The Effect of Valence on Object Identity Judgments
By: J. De Freitas, K. Tobia, J. E. Newman and J. Knobe
- Article
Why Do Firms Have 'Purpose'? The Firm's Role as a Carrier of Identity and Reputation
By: Rebecca Henderson and Eric Van den Steen
Why do so many firms publicly espouse a "purpose" beyond simple profit maximization? And why do so many managers and employees appear to care deeply about this purpose and to believe that it is critically important? In this paper we argue that the conventional answers... View Details
Henderson, Rebecca, and Eric Van den Steen. "Why Do Firms Have 'Purpose'? The Firm's Role as a Carrier of Identity and Reputation." American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 105, no. 5 (May 2015): 326–330.
- July 1995
- Exercise
Workshop on Understanding and Communicating About Our Group Identities and Our Differences
By: Mary C. Gentile and James I. Cash Jr.
Gentile, Mary C., and James I. Cash Jr. "Workshop on Understanding and Communicating About Our Group Identities and Our Differences." Harvard Business School Exercise 396-009, July 1995.
- 2002
- Chapter
Making Sense of Officership: Developing a Professional Identity for 21st Century Army Officers
By: George B. Forsythe, Scott Snook, Philip Lewis and Paul T. Bartone