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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.
- 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
- 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
- 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.)
- 23 Aug 2024
- News
Losing Your Job Used to Be Shameful. Now It’s a Whole Identity
- July 2024
- Article
Demographic 'Stickiness': The Demographic Identity of Departing Group Members Influences Who Is Chosen to Replace Them
By: Edward H. Chang and Erika Kirgios
People tasked with replacing a departing group member are disproportionately likely to choose a replacement with the same demographic identity, leading to demographic “stickiness” in group composition. We examine this effect in 2,163 U.S. federal judge appointments... View Details
Chang, Edward H., and Erika Kirgios. "Demographic 'Stickiness': The Demographic Identity of Departing Group Members Influences Who Is Chosen to Replace Them." Management Science 70, no. 7 (July 2024): 4236–4259.
- July – August 2005
- Article
Identity Development During the College Years: Findings From the West Point Longitudinal Study
By: Scott Snook, Philip Lewis, Paul Bartone, Forsythe B. Forsythe, Craig Bullis and Patrick Sweeney
Snook, Scott, Philip Lewis, Paul Bartone, Forsythe B. Forsythe, Craig Bullis, and Patrick Sweeney. "Identity Development During the College Years: Findings From the West Point Longitudinal Study." Journal of College Student Development 46, no. 4 (July–August 2005).
- 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
- June 1994
- Article
The Effects of Organizational Demographics and Social Identity on Relationships among Professional Women
By: R. J. Ely
Ely, R. J. "The Effects of Organizational Demographics and Social Identity on Relationships among Professional Women." Administrative Science Quarterly 39, no. 2 (June 1994): 203–238.
- 2025
- Working Paper
Lessons from an App Update at Replika AI: Identity Discontinuity in Human-AI Relationships
By: Julian De Freitas, Noah Castelo, Ahmet Kaan Uğuralp and Zeliha Oğuz-Uğuralp
As consumers increasingly interact with AI applications specialized for social relationships, what
is the nature and depth of these relationships among actual users, and can company actions
influence these dynamics? We find that active users of the US-based AI... View Details
De Freitas, Julian, Noah Castelo, Ahmet Kaan Uğuralp, and Zeliha Oğuz-Uğuralp. "Lessons from an App Update at Replika AI: Identity Discontinuity in Human-AI Relationships." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-018, October 2024. (Revised May 2025.)
- July 1995 (Revised September 1995)
- Teaching Note
Workshop on Understanding and Communicating About Our Group Identities and Our Differences TN
By: Mary C. Gentile and James I. Cash Jr.
- December 2018
- Supplement
The Global-Local Tension: Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao Leading with 'International Values and Local Roots' (B)
By: Tsedal Neeley
Vittorio Colao, CEO of telecommunication giant Vodafone, must respond to reports of disturbing accounting practices at two of Vodafone’s operating companies. In one case, €60 million have been misreported due to a series of failures to check manual accounting... View Details
Keywords: GLOBAL-LOCAL; Global Identity; Local Identity; Accounting Discrepency; Globalization; Leadership; Trust; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Organizations; Identity; Local Range; Global Range; Values and Beliefs; Accounting Audits
Neeley, Tsedal. "The Global-Local Tension: Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao Leading with 'International Values and Local Roots' (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 419-032, December 2018.
- September 2002
- Article
Memories of Nations and States: Institutional History and National Identity in Post-Soviet Eurasia
By: Rawi Abdelal
Abdelal, Rawi. "Memories of Nations and States: Institutional History and National Identity in Post-Soviet Eurasia." Nationalities Papers 30, no. 3 (September 2002): 459–484.
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Laura's research interests include identity development and expression, particularly for emerging leaders and non-prototypical populations. View Details