Nested identities and identification in higher education institutions—the role of organizational and academic identities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21324575 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Siri Brorstad Borlaug (0000-0001-6704-2158, Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education, corresponding author), Silje Maria Tellmann (0000-0002-4659-281X, University of Oslo), Agnete Vabø (OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 359-377 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-1560 • E-ISSN: 1573-174X |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10734-022-00837-5 |
| OpenAlex | W4224245280 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 30 |
Academic staff hold multiple identities by relating to the organization and to their profession. Merging higher education institutions involves organizational changes which may impact identities of academic staff. This paper studies potential impacts on staff perceptions of their organizational and academic identities through a 2-year in-depth study of a merger between a large university and three university colleges in Norway. We find that academics have multiple nested identities and engage in identification at different levels. While they may identify with the new organization, they may simultaneously experience tensions and pressures on their academic identity, or they may have strong academic identity and low identification with the new organization. Moreover, space to develop local accommodations in the new organization and access to symbolic resources plays significant roles in the identification processes
Higher education · Identification (biology) · Identity (music) · Management · Organizational commitment · Organizational identification · Organizational identity · Organizational theory · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Space (punctuation) · Computer Science · Corporate Identity and Reputation · Higher Education Governance and Development · Management and Organizational Studies · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 5.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |