Mediating Identity: A Study of Media Influence on Organizational Identity Construction in a Celebrity Firm
Abstract
This paper reports a longitudinal field study on the effects of positive media coverage on the reconstruction of organizational identity. The study highlights how intense positive coverage – to the point of turning an organization into a ‘celebrity’– influences both the way members understand their organization (sensemaking effect) and the gratification they derive from its positive representation (self-enhancement effect). Our findings suggest that positive media representations foster members' alignment around an emergent new understanding of what their organization is. Over time, however, celebrity may ‘captivate’ members' organizational identity beliefs and understandings, and impede further identity work as media persist in the replication of representations that differ from members' experienced reality, but are too appealing to them to be publicly contradicted.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Claims the paper makes
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
Employees at Oticon communicated themselves into a new organizational structure as they responded to inquisitive external media.
“A study of organizational change in Oticon, a globally operating hearing aid company, demonstrates how employees literally communicated themselves into a new organizational structure as they responded to inquisitive external media that wanted to know more about the new organizational design (Kjærgaard, Morsing, & Ravasi, 2011).”
From Timely hypocrisy? Hypocrisy temporalities in CSR communication (2020) · cites this paper as Kjærgaard, Morsing, & Ravasi, 2011
Cites
(1984) · Cited by 81,983 · see citing works
Wagner, H. R., Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (1968) · Social Forces · doi:10.2307/2575405 · Cited by 46,470 · see citing works
Case Study Research: Design and Methods
Chaiklin, H. (1991) · The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease · doi:10.1097/00005053-199102000-00025 · Cited by 39,631 · see citing works
The Discovery of Grounded Theory; Strategies for Qualitative Research
Glaser, B. G., Strauss, A. L., & Strutzel, E. (1968) · Nursing Research · doi:10.1097/00006199-196807000-00014 · Cited by 39,449 · see citing works
(1998) · Sage eBooks · Cited by 38,631 · see citing works
Advances In Experimental Social Psychology
(2022) · Advances in experimental social psychology · doi:10.1016/s0065-2601(22)x0002-6 · Cited by 22,559 · see citing works
(2008) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-0-387-77282-0_6 · Cited by 17,410 · see citing works
Theory Building From Cases: Opportunities And Challenges
Eisenhardt, K. M., & Graebner, M. E. (2007) · Academy of Management Journal · doi:10.5465/amj.2007.24160888 · Cited by 16,670 · see citing works
Gioia, D. A., Mehra, A., & Weick, K. E. (1996) · Academy of Management Review · doi:10.2307/259169 · Cited by 15,604 · see citing works
Hartley, J. (2004) · Essential Guide to Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research · doi:10.4135/9781446280119.n26 · Cited by 15,461 · see citing works
The Social Identity Theory of Intergroup Behavior
Tajfel, H., & Turner, J. C. (2004) · Political Psychology · doi:10.4324/9780203505984-16 · Cited by 13,467 · see citing works
Social Identity Theory and the Organization
Ashforth, B. E., & Mael, F. A. (1989) · Academy of Management Review · doi:10.2307/258189 · Cited by 11,467 · see citing works
Research in Organizational Behavior.
Grimes, A. J., Cummings, L. L., & Staw, B. M. (1986) · Administrative Science Quarterly · doi:10.2307/2392975 · Cited by 11,303 · see citing works
Grounded theory research: Procedures, canons, and evaluative criteria
Corbin, J. M., & Strauss, A. (1990) · Qualitative Sociology · doi:10.1007/bf00988593 · Cited by 11,133 · see citing works
Psychology of intergroup relations
Austin, W. G., & Worchel, S. (1986) · Medical Entomology and Zoology · Cited by 10,626 · see citing works
Postmodernism, or, The cultural logic of late capitalism
(1991) · Choice Reviews Online · doi:10.5860/choice.28-4470 · Cited by 9,278 · see citing works
Strategies for Theorizing from Process Data
Langley, A. (1999) · The Academy of Management Review · doi:10.5465/amr.1999.2553248 · Cited by 7,008 · see citing works
Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism
Jameson, F. (1992) · Duke University Press eBooks · doi:10.1215/9780822378419 · Cited by 6,978 · see citing works
Baudrillard, J. (1995) · University of Michigan Press eBooks · doi:10.3998/mpub.9904 · Cited by 6,884 · see citing works
Męcfal, S. (2012) · University of Lodz Repository (University of Łódź) · Cited by 6,617 · see citing works
(1978) · Cited by 5,009 · see citing works
Organizational Images and Member Identification
Dutton, J. E., Dukerich, J. M., & Harquail, C. V. (1994) · Administrative Science Quarterly · doi:10.2307/2393235 · Cited by 4,915 · see citing works
Sensemaking and sensegiving in strategic change initiation
Gioia, D. A., & Chittipeddi, K. (1991) · Strategic Management Journal · doi:10.1002/smj.4250120604 · Cited by 3,892 · see citing works
The Psychology of Self-Affirmation: Sustaining the Integrity of the Self
Steele, C. M. (1988) · Advances in Experimental Social Psychology · doi:10.1016/s0065-2601(08)60229-4 · Cited by 3,697 · see citing works
KEEPING AN EYE ON THE MIRROR: IMAGE AND IDENTITY IN ORGANIZATIONAL ADAPTATION.
Dutton, J. E., & Dukerich, J. M. (1991) · Academy of Management Journal · doi:10.2307/256405 · Cited by 2,931 · see citing works
Basking in reflected glory: Three (football) field studies.
Cialdini, R. B., Borden, R. J., Thorne, A., Walker, M. R., Freeman, S., & Sloan, L. R. (1976) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-3514.34.3.366 · Cited by 2,361 · see citing works
Built to last: Successful habits of visionary companies
Collins, J. C., & Porras, J. I. (1996) · Long Range Planning · doi:10.1016/s0024-6301(96)90211-3 · Cited by 2,317 · see citing works
Grounded Theory in Management Research
Locke, K. (2003) · SAGE Publications Ltd eBooks · doi:10.4135/9780857024428 · Cited by 2,238 · see citing works
Identity Ambiguity and Change in the Wake of a Corporate Spin-off
Corley, K. G., & Gioia, D. A. (2004) · Administrative Science Quarterly · doi:10.2307/4131471 · Cited by 2,227 · see citing works
ENACTED SENSEMAKING IN CRISIS SITUATIONS [1]
Weick, K. E. (1988) · Journal of Management Studies · doi:10.1111/j.1467-6486.1988.tb00039.x · Cited by 2,030 · see citing works
Identity, Image, and Issue Interpretation: Sensemaking During Strategic Change in Academia
Gioia, D. A., & Thomas, J. B. (1996) · Administrative Science Quarterly · doi:10.2307/2393936 · Cited by 1,786 · see citing works
Organizational Identity, Image, and Adaptive Instability
Gioia, D. A., Schultz, M., & Corley, K. G. (2000) · Academy of Management Review · doi:10.5465/amr.2000.2791603 · Cited by 1,731 · see citing works
Deephouse, D. L. (2000) · Journal of Management · doi:10.1177/014920630002600602 · Cited by 1,691 · see citing works
Pratt, M. G. (2009) · Academy of Management Journal · doi:10.5465/amj.2009.44632557 · Cited by 1,625 · see citing works
Responding to Organizational Identity Threats: Exploring the Role of Organizational Culture
Ravasi, D., & Schultz, M. (2006) · Academy of Management Journal · doi:10.5465/amj.2006.21794663 · Cited by 1,512 · see citing works
Self-citationORGANIZATIONAL RESTRUCTURING AND MIDDLE MANAGER SENSEMAKING.
Balogun, J., & Johnson, G. (2004) · Academy of Management Journal · doi:10.2307/20159600 · Cited by 1,407 · see citing works
Engineering Culture: Control and Commitment in a High-Tech Corporation.
DiTomaso, N., & Kunda, G. (1995) · Social Forces · doi:10.2307/2580658 · Cited by 1,382 · see citing works
Comments on the motivational status of self‐esteem in social identity and intergroup discrimination
Abrams, D., & Hogg, M. A. (1988) · European Journal of Social Psychology · doi:10.1002/ejsp.2420180403 · Cited by 1,287 · see citing works
Brown, N., & Deegan, C. M. (1998) · Accounting and Business Research · doi:10.1080/00014788.1998.9729564 · Cited by 1,227 · see citing works
Relations between organizational culture, identity and image
Hatch, M. J., & Schultz, M. (1997) · European Journal of Marketing · doi:10.1108/eb060636 · Cited by 1,130 · see citing works
Elsbach, K. D., & Kramer, R. M. (1996) · Administrative Science Quarterly · doi:10.2307/2393938 · Cited by 1,085 · see citing works
The Dynamics of Organizational Identity
Hatch, M. J., & Schultz, M. (2002) · Human Relations · doi:10.1177/0018726702055008181 · Cited by 1,076 · see citing works
Sensemaking in Crisis and Change: Inspiration and Insights From Weick (1988)
Maitlis, S., & Sonenshein, S. B. (2010) · Journal of Management Studies · doi:10.1111/j.1467-6486.2010.00908.x · Cited by 1,068 · see citing works
Engineering Culture: Control and Commitment in a High-Tech Corporation
Surlemont, B., & Kunda, G. (1992) · Academy of Management Review · doi:10.2307/258812 · Cited by 901 · see citing works
When Cymbals Become Symbols: Conflict Over Organizational Identity Within a Symphony Orchestra
Glynn, M. A. (2000) · Organization Science · doi:10.1287/orsc.11.3.285.12496 · Cited by 830 · see citing works
Symbolism and Strategic Change in Academia: The Dynamics of Sensemaking and Influence
Gioia, D. A., Thomas, J. B., Clark, S. M., & Chittipeddi, K. (1994) · Organization Science · doi:10.1287/orsc.5.3.363 · Cited by 790 · see citing works
Celebrity Firms: The Social Construction Of Market Popularity
Rindova, V., Pollock, T. G., & Hayward, M. L. A. (2006) · Academy of Management Review · doi:10.5465/amr.2006.19379624 · Cited by 782 · see citing works
Social capital, strategic relatedness and the formation of intraorganizational linkages
Tsai, W.-P. (2000) · Strategic Management Journal · doi:10.1002/1097-0266(200009)21:9 · Cited by 762 · see citing works
Triggers And Enablers Of Sensegiving In Organizations
Maitlis, S., & Lawrence, T. B. (2007) · Academy of Management Journal · doi:10.5465/amj.2007.24160971 · Cited by 751 · see citing works
Nag, R., Corley, K. G., & Gioia, D. A. (2007) · Academy of Management Journal · doi:10.5465/amj.2007.26279173 · Cited by 744 · see citing works
Fiol, C. M. (1991) · Journal of Management · doi:10.1177/014920639101700112 · Cited by 741 · see citing works
Organizational identity, image, and adaptive instability
Gioia, D. A., Schultz, M., & Corley, K. G. (2000) · The Academy of Management Review · doi:10.2307/259263 · Cited by 717 · see citing works
Narratives of Organizational Identity and Identification: A Case Study of Hegemony and Resistance
Humphreys, M., & Brown, A. D. (2002) · Organization Studies · doi:10.1177/0170840602233005 · Cited by 693 · see citing works
Middle Managers, Strategic Sensemaking, and Discursive Competence
Rouleau, L., & Balogun, J. (2010) · Journal of Management Studies · doi:10.1111/j.1467-6486.2010.00941.x · Cited by 647 · see citing works
Believing one's own press: the causes and consequences of CEO celebrity
Hayward, M. L. A., Rindova, V., & Pollock, T. G. (2004) · Strategic Management Journal · doi:10.1002/smj.405 · Cited by 607 · see citing works
A Narrative Approach to Collective Identities*
Brown, A. D. (2006) · Journal of Management Studies · doi:10.1111/j.1467-6486.2006.00609.x · Cited by 543 · see citing works
Capitalizing on Paradox: The Role of Language in Transforming Organizational Identities
Fiol, C. M. (2002) · Organization Science · doi:10.1287/orsc.13.6.653.502 · Cited by 505 · see citing works
The International Encyclopedia of Communication
Donsbach, W. 1.-2. (2008) · Wiley eBooks · doi:10.1002/9781405186407 · Cited by 491 · see citing works
Foss, N. J. (2003) · Organization Science · doi:10.1287/orsc.14.3.331.15166 · Cited by 448 · see citing works
Organizational Dress as a Symbol of Multilayered Social Identities
Pratt, M. G., & Rafaeli, A. (1997) · Academy of Management Journal · doi:10.5465/256951 · Cited by 434 · see citing works
Chen, C. C., & Meindl, J. R. (1991) · Administrative Science Quarterly · doi:10.2307/2393273 · Cited by 405 · see citing works
From Individual to Organizational Identity
Gioia, D. A. (1998) · Sage eBooks · doi:10.4135/9781452231495.n2 · Cited by 393 · see citing works
Reflections on Enacted Sensemaking in the Bhopal Disaster
Weick, K. E. (2010) · Journal of Management Studies · doi:10.1111/j.1467-6486.2010.00900.x · Cited by 375 · see citing works
Reputation and the Corporate Brand
Argenti, P. A., & Druckenmiller, B. T. (2004) · Corporate Reputation Review · doi:10.1057/palgrave.crr.1540005 · Cited by 362 · see citing works
The Expressive Organization: Linking Identity, Reputation, and the Corporate BrandPreprint
Schultz, M., Hatch, M. J., & Larsen, M. H. (2000) · RePEc: Research Papers in Economics · Cited by 344 · see citing works
ORGANIZATIONAL DRESS AS A SYMBOL OF MULTILAYERED SOCIAL INDENTITIES.
Pratt, M. G., & Rafaeli, A. (1997) · Academy of Management Journal · doi:10.2307/256951 · Cited by 337 · see citing works
Standing out: how new firms in emerging markets build reputation
Rindova, V., Petkova, A. P., & Kotha, S. B. (2007) · Strategic Organization · doi:10.1177/1476127006074389 · Cited by 325 · see citing works
Cornelissen, J., Oswick, C., Christensen, L. T., & Phillips, N. (2008) · Organization Studies · doi:10.1177/0170840607086634 · Cited by 310 · see citing works
The Sociology of Mediation and Communication
Silverstone, R. (2005) · The SAGE Handbook of Sociology · doi:10.4135/9781848608115.n11 · Cited by 235 · see citing works
Fame & Fortune: How Successful Companies Build Winning Reputations
Fombrun, C. J., & van Riel, C. (2003) · Cited by 233 · see citing works
Corporate Communications: Convention, Complexity, and Critique
Christensen, L. T., Morsing, M., & Cheney, G. E. (2008) · SAGE Publications Ltd eBooks · doi:10.4135/9781446214466 · Cited by 224 · see citing works
Self-citationA Cultural Quest: A Study of Organizational Use of New Cultural Resources in Strategy Formation
Rindova, V., Dalpiaz, E., & Ravasi, D. (2010) · Organization Science · doi:10.1287/orsc.1100.0537 · Cited by 218 · see citing works
Self-citationA Model of the Effects of Reputational Rankings on Organizational Change
Martins, L. L. (2005) · Organization Science · doi:10.1287/orsc.1050.0144 · Cited by 194 · see citing works
Hatch, M. J., & Schultz, M. (2000) · doi:10.1093/oso/9780198297789.003.0002 · Cited by 189 · see citing works
News Icons and the Mainstreaming of Social Change
Bennett, W. L., & Lawrence, R. G. (1995) · Journal of Communication · doi:10.1111/j.1460-2466.1995.tb00742.x · Cited by 147 · see citing works
Self-Absorption and Self-Seduction the Corporate Identity Game
Christensen, L. T., & Cheney, G. E. (2000) · doi:10.1093/oso/9780198297789.003.0015 · Cited by 144 · see citing works
Cornelissen, J. (2006) · Journal of Management Studies · doi:10.1111/j.1467-6486.2006.00607.x · Cited by 141 · see citing works
Rindova, V. (1997) · Corporate Reputation Review · doi:10.1057/palgrave.crr.1540042 · Cited by 111 · see citing works
Marketing as auto‐communication
Christensen, L. T. (1997) · Consumption Markets & Culture · doi:10.1080/10253866.1997.9670299 · Cited by 97 · see citing works
A Handbook of Media and Communication Research
(2010) · Routledge eBooks · doi:10.4324/9780203465103 · Cited by 97 · see citing works
Organising the process of knowledge integration: the benefits of structural ambiguity
Ravasi, D., & Verona, G. (2001) · Scandinavian Journal of Management · doi:10.1016/s0956-5221(00)00032-4 · Cited by 91 · see citing works
Self-citationSpicer, A., & Sewell, G. (2009) · Journal of Management Studies · doi:10.1111/j.1467-6486.2009.00915.x · Cited by 88 · see citing works
Corporate Reputation and the News Media
Eisenegger, M., Schranz, M., & Schneider, J. (2010) · Routledge eBooks · doi:10.4324/9780203868584 · Cited by 65 · see citing works
Linstead, A. (2005) · Routledge eBooks · doi:10.4324/9780203300084 · Cited by 51 · see citing works
Kjær, P., & Langer, R. (2005) · Scandinavian Journal of Management · doi:10.1016/j.scaman.2005.02.012 · Cited by 39 · see citing works
Process Reengineering, Organizational Change and Performance Improvement
Dutta, S., & Manzoni, J. (1999) · Cited by 37 · see citing works
Oticon: Unorthodox Project-Based Management and Careers in a "Spaghetti Organization"
Larsen, H. H. (2002) · Cited by 36 · see citing works
The Media Boomerang: The Media's Role in Changing Identity by Changing Image
Morsing, M. (1999) · Corporate Reputation Review · doi:10.1057/palgrave.crr.1540073 · Cited by 31 · see citing works
Self-citationGreening of Corporations?: Eco-talk and the Emerging Social Imaginary of Sustainable Development
Livesey, S. M., & Graham, J. (2007) · The Debate Over Corporate Social Responsibility · doi:10.1093/oso/9780195178838.003.0024 · Cited by 30 · see citing works
Media, Organizations and Identity
Chouliaraki, L., & Morsing, M. (2010) · Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks · doi:10.1057/9780230248397 · Cited by 21 · see citing works
Self-citationRevolution at Oticon A/S - the Spaghetti Organization
Vincent, S. (1970) · Docs.school Publications · Cited by 11 · see citing works
Expansion and Autonomy: The Rise of the Business Press
Kjær, P. (2010) · Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks · doi:10.1057/9780230248397_4 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
Flagged first, then by citations
1 of the 93 references couldn’t be matched to a known paper.
Cited by
Sorted by citations
Seeking Qualitative Rigor in Inductive Research: Notes on the Gioia Methodology
Gioia, D. A., Corley, K. G., & Hamilton, A. L. (2013) · Organizational Research Methods · doi:10.1177/1094428112452151 · Cited by 13,227 · see citing works
Organizational Identity Formation and Change
Gioia, D. A., Patvardhan, S. D., Hamilton, A. L., & Corley, K. G. (2013) · Academy of Management Annals · doi:10.1080/19416520.2013.762225 · Cited by 751 · see citing works
Sandberg, J., & Tsoukas, H. (2014) · Journal of Organizational Behavior · doi:10.1002/job.1937 · Cited by 671 · see citing works
Christensen, L. T., Morsing, M., & Thyssen, O. (2013) · Organization · doi:10.1177/1350508413478310 · Cited by 591 · see citing works
Self-citationOrganizational Identity and Organizational Identification
He, H., & Brown, A. D. (2013) · Group & Organization Management · doi:10.1177/1059601112473815 · Cited by 503 · see citing works
Circularity Brokers: Digital Platform Organizations and Waste Recovery in Food Supply Chains
Ciulli, F., Kolk, A., & Boe-Lillegraven, S. (2020) · Journal of Business Ethics · doi:10.1007/s10551-019-04160-5 · Cited by 310 · see citing works
Zavyalova, A. A., Pfarrer, M. D., Reger, R. K., & Hubbard, T. D. (2015) · Academy of Management Journal · doi:10.5465/amj.2013.0611 · Cited by 297 · see citing works
Fluidity, Identity, and Organizationality: The Communicative Constitution of Anonymous
Dobusch, L., & Schoeneborn, D. (2015) · Journal of Management Studies · doi:10.1111/joms.12139 · Cited by 273 · see citing works
Media Coverage of Firms: Background, Integration, and Directions for Future Research
Graf‐Vlachy, L., Oliver, A. G., Banfield, R., Konig, A. S., & Bundy, J. N. (2019) · Journal of Management · doi:10.1177/0149206319864155 · Cited by 259 · see citing works
Pollock, T. G., Lashley, K., Rindova, V., & Han, J. (2019) · Academy of Management Annals · doi:10.5465/annals.2017.0086 · Cited by 237 · see citing works
Ravasi, D., & Phillips, N. (2011) · Strategic Organization · doi:10.1177/1476127011403453 · Cited by 183 · see citing works
Self-citationHail the Snail: Hegemonic Struggles in the Slow Food Movement
van Bommel, K., & Spicer, A. (2011) · Organization Studies · doi:10.1177/0170840611425722 · Cited by 181 · see citing works
The Stuff of Legend: History, Memory, and the Temporality of Organizational Identity Construction
Ravasi, D., Rindova, V., & Stigliani, I. (2018) · Academy of Management Journal · doi:10.5465/amj.2016.0505 · Cited by 176 · see citing works
Self-citationTranscending transmission: Towards a constitutive perspective on CSR communication
Schoeneborn, D., & Trittin, H. (2013) · Corporate Communications: An International Journal · doi:10.1108/13563281311319481 · Cited by 170 · see citing works
Sasaki, I., Kotlar, J., Ravasi, D., & Vaara, E. (2019) · Strategic Management Journal · doi:10.1002/smj.3065 · Cited by 170 · see citing works
Self-citationHow do strategic leaders engage with social media? A theoretical framework for research and practice
Heavey, C., Şimşek, Z., Kyprianou, C., & Risius, M. (2020) · Strategic Management Journal · doi:10.1002/smj.3156 · Cited by 163 · see citing works
Feelings of Pride and Respect as Drivers of Ongoing Member Activity on Crowdsourcing Platforms
Boons, M., Stam, D. A., & Barkema, H. G. (2015) · Journal of Management Studies · doi:10.1111/joms.12140 · Cited by 149 · see citing works
Ashforth, B. E., Schinoff, B. S., & Brickson, S. (2018) · Academy of Management Review · doi:10.5465/amr.2016.0496 · Cited by 149 · see citing works
Convergence and emergence in organizations: An integrative framework and review
Fulmer, C. A., & Ostroff, C. L. (2015) · Journal of Organizational Behavior · doi:10.1002/job.1987 · Cited by 144 · see citing works
Celebrity and Infamy? The Consequences of Media Narratives About Organizational Identity
Zavyalova, A. A., Pfarrer, M. D., & Reger, R. K. (2016) · Academy of Management Review · doi:10.5465/amr.2014.0037 · Cited by 117 · see citing works
Epistemic Attitudes and Source Critique in Qualitative Research
Schaefer, S., & Alvesson, M. G. (2017) · Journal of Management Inquiry · doi:10.1177/1056492617739155 · Cited by 112 · see citing works
Cloutier, C., & Ravasi, D. (2019) · Academy of Management Journal · doi:10.5465/amj.2017.1051 · Cited by 112 · see citing works
Self-citationPiening, E. P., Salge, T. O., Antons, D., & Kreiner, G. E. (2018) · Academy of Management Review · doi:10.5465/amr.2016.0457 · Cited by 111 · see citing works
Carberry, E. J., & King, B. G. (2012) · Journal of Management Studies · doi:10.1111/j.1467-6486.2012.01075.x · Cited by 110 · see citing works
Timely hypocrisy? Hypocrisy temporalities in CSR communication
Christensen, L. T., Morsing, M., & Thyssen, O. (2020) · Journal of Business Research · doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.07.020 · Cited by 105 · see citing works
Self-citationEmotions in Organization Theory
Zietsma, C., Toubiana, M., Voronov, M., & Roberts, A. E. (2019) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108628051 · Cited by 99 · see citing works
How Do I Know Who You Think You Are? A Review of Research Methods on Organizational Identity
Ravasi, D., & Canato, A. (2013) · International Journal of Management Reviews · doi:10.1111/ijmr.12008 · Cited by 95 · see citing works
Self-citationVoronov, M., Clercq, D. D., & Hinings, C. R. (2012) · Journal of Management Studies · doi:10.1111/joms.12012 · Cited by 90 · see citing works
Business Model Innovation: How Iconic Business Models Emerge
Михалкина, Т. К., & Cabantous, L. (2015) · Emerald Group Publishing Limited eBooks · doi:10.1108/s0742-332220150000033024 · Cited by 83 · see citing works
CSR as Corporate Political Activity: Observations on IKEA’s CSR Identity–Image Dynamics
Morsing, M., & Roepstorff, A. K. (2014) · Journal of Business Ethics · doi:10.1007/s10551-014-2091-1 · Cited by 78 · see citing works
Self-citationElstak, M. N., Bhatt, M., Riel, C. B. M. V., Pratt, M. G., & Berens, G. A. J. M. (2014) · Journal of Management Studies · doi:10.1111/joms.12105 · Cited by 77 · see citing works
Schoeneborn, D., & Scherer, A. G. (2012) · Organization Studies · doi:10.1177/0170840612448031 · Cited by 75 · see citing works
License to critique: A communication perspective on sustainability standards
Christensen, L. T., Morsing, M., & Thyssen, O. (2017) · Business Ethics Quarterly · doi:10.1017/beq.2016.66 · Cited by 66 · see citing works
Self-citationAlvesson, M. G. (2011) · Journal of Management Studies · doi:10.1111/j.1467-6486.2011.01025.x · Cited by 63 · see citing works
Organizational Image, Identification, and Cynical Distance
Frandsen, S. (2012) · Management Communication Quarterly · doi:10.1177/0893318912438692 · Cited by 47 · see citing works
Aharonson, B. S., & Bort, S. (2015) · Strategic Organization · doi:10.1177/1476127015598306 · Cited by 47 · see citing works
Bridwell-Mitchell, E. N., & Mezias, S. J. (2012) · Journal of Change Management · doi:10.1080/14697017.2011.645053 · Cited by 43 · see citing works
Practicing identity in emergent firms: How practices shape founders’ organizational identity claims
Oliver, D., & Vough, H. C. (2019) · Strategic Organization · doi:10.1177/1476127019863642 · Cited by 40 · see citing works
Ferris, G. R., Harris, J. N., Russell, Z. A., Ellen, B. P., Martinez, A. D., & Blass, F. R. (2014) · Emerald Group Publishing Limited eBooks · doi:10.1108/s0742-730120140000032005 · Cited by 39 · see citing works
The effect of institutions on intrapreneurship: An analysis of developed vs developing countries
Urbano, D., Orozco, J., & Turro, A. (2023) · Journal of Small Business Management · doi:10.1080/00472778.2022.2161556 · Cited by 32 · see citing works
Kim, B., & Lee, S. (2021) · Journal of Business Research · doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.10.031 · Cited by 38 · see citing works
Mizrahi‐Shtelman, R. (2019) · Leadership and Policy in Schools · doi:10.1080/15700763.2019.1638422 · Cited by 32 · see citing works
Organizational Identity, Culture, and Image
Ravasi, D. (2016) · Oxford University Press eBooks · doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199689576.013.25 · Cited by 31 · see citing works
Self-citationDeterminants of carbon emission disclosure and the moderating role of environmental performance
Wahyuningrum, I. F. S., Amal, M. I., Utami, S., Djajadikerta, H. G., & Sriningsih, S. (2024) · Cogent Business & Management · doi:10.1080/23311975.2023.2300518 · Cited by 29 · see citing works
Hampel, C. E., & Dalpiaz, E. (2023) · Academy of Management Journal · doi:10.5465/amj.2020.1132 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
Salge, T. O., Antons, D., Barrett, M. I., Kohli, R., Oborn, E., & Polykarpou, S. (2022) · Information Systems Research · doi:10.1287/isre.2021.1021 · Cited by 25 · see citing works
Czakon, W., Mania, K., Jedynak, M., Kuźniarska, A., Choiński, M., & Dabić, M. (2023) · Technological Forecasting and Social Change · doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2023.123012 · Cited by 24 · see citing works
Bövers, J., & Hoon, C. (2021) · Journal of Family Business Strategy · doi:10.1016/j.jfbs.2020.100391 · Cited by 22 · see citing works
Breit, E. (2013) · Scandinavian Journal of Management · doi:10.1016/j.scaman.2013.08.003 · Cited by 22 · see citing works
Kindsiko, E., & Poltimäe, H. (2018) · Forum qualitative Sozialforschung · doi:10.17169/fqs-20.3.3200 · Cited by 19 · see citing works
University communications as auto-communication: the NTNU ‘Challenge Everything’ campaign
Davies, S. R. (2020) · Journal of Communication Management · doi:10.1108/jcom-08-2019-0120 · Cited by 19 · see citing works
Cause-related marketing (CaRM) and corporate social responsibility (CSR)
Jahdi, K. S. (2014) · Social Responsibility Journal · doi:10.1108/srj-07-2012-0063 · Cited by 18 · see citing works
Communication Perspectives on Organizational Culture and Organizational Identification
Walker, R. C. (2020) · International Journal of Business Communication · doi:10.1177/2329488420957073 · Cited by 18 · see citing works
National Identity and Organizational Identity in Algeria: Interactions and Influences
Baba, S., Hemissi, O., & Hafsi, T. (2021) · M n gement · doi:10.37725/mgmt.v24.7809 · Cited by 17 · see citing works
Media representations and police officers’ identity work in a specialised police tactical unit
Rantatalo, O. (2014) · Policing & Society · doi:10.1080/10439463.2014.942844 · Cited by 17 · see citing works
Introducing a sensemaking perspective to the service experience
Kemppainen, T., & Uusitalo, O. (2021) · Journal of Service Theory and Practice · doi:10.1108/jstp-02-2021-0030 · Cited by 17 · see citing works
Frandsen, S. (2017) · The International Encyclopedia of Organizational Communication · doi:10.1002/9781118955567.wbieoc103 · Cited by 17 · see citing works
The Roles of Celebrities in Public Disputes: Climate Change and the Great Barrier Reef
Wright, C., & Nyberg, D. (2022) · Journal of Management Studies · doi:10.1111/joms.12800 · Cited by 15 · see citing works
Identity mediation strategies for digital inclusion in entrepreneurial finance
Kromidha, E. (2023) · International Journal of Information Management · doi:10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2023.102658 · Cited by 14 · see citing works
Frandsen, S., Grant, J., & Kärreman, D. (2024) · Human Relations · doi:10.1177/00187267241227819 · Cited by 13 · see citing works
Transparency in Organizing: A Performative Approach
Albu, O. B. (2014) · Econstor (Econstor) · Cited by 13 · see citing works
Wu, M., Yan, J., Qiao, C., & Yan, C. (2024) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/50057 · Cited by 14 · see citing works
Melis, A., & Aresu, S. (2019) · International Journal of Business Communication · doi:10.1177/2329488419829886 · Cited by 12 · see citing works
Managing long-lasting cultural changes
Canato, A., & Ravasi, D. (2015) · Organizational Dynamics · doi:10.1016/j.orgdyn.2014.11.009 · Cited by 12 · see citing works
Self-citationMolines, M., & Perrier, A. (2023) · Public Administration Review · doi:10.1111/puar.13728 · Cited by 13 · see citing works
The formation of a sustainable organizational identity: Insights from Brazilian coffee producers
Kyrdoda, Y., Balzano, M., & Vianelli, D. (2024) · Business Strategy and the Environment · doi:10.1002/bse.3975 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
Commerford, B. P., Mullis, C. E., & Stefaniak, C. M. (2022) · The Accounting Review · doi:10.2308/tar-2020-0428 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
Bria, F. (2013) · Spiral (Imperial College London) · doi:10.25560/24944 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
Kressmann, K., & Müller-Seeger, J. (2025) · International Journal of Qualitative Methods · doi:10.1177/16094069251342540 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTITIES IN MERGER CONTEXTS: A BOUNDARY PERSPECTIVE
Félix, B., & Bento, M. S. (2018) · RAM. Revista de Administração Mackenzie · doi:10.1590/1678-6971/eramg170104 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
Organizational identity consistency in a discontinuous corporate volunteering program
Kreutzer, K., & Rueede, D. (2018) · European Management Journal · doi:10.1016/j.emj.2018.12.003 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
Identity and Social Media in an Art Festival
Montanari, F., Scapolan, A., & Codeluppi, E. (2013) · Emerald Group Publishing Limited eBooks · doi:10.1108/s1571-5043(2013)0000018014 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
Boons, M. (2014) · RePub (Erasmus University Rotterdam) · Cited by 10 · see citing works
Organizational hubris: Its antecedents and consequences for stakeholder relationships
Gamache, D. L., Pfarrer, M. D., & Curran, K. (2024) · Strategic Management Journal · doi:10.1002/smj.3587 · Cited by 9 · see citing works
Exploring the use of virtues to facilitate identity construction among management students
Metzger, M. L., & Duening, T. N. (2020) · European Management Journal · doi:10.1016/j.emj.2020.08.005 · Cited by 9 · see citing works
Can the media breed CEO overconfidence? A sociocognitive perspective in the Chinese context
Ji, Y., Zhou, E., & Guo, W. (2021) · Cross Cultural & Strategic Management · doi:10.1108/ccsm-04-2020-0093 · Cited by 8 · see citing works
‘Me, us, and Them’: Policing and the Dynamics of Identity Work
Workman-Stark, A. L. (2024) · Police Quarterly · doi:10.1177/10986111241246311 · Cited by 8 · see citing works
Organizational identity construction in family businesses a dualities perspective
Boers, B. (2013) · Diva portal (Dalarna University Library) · Cited by 8 · see citing works
How media portrayal of CEO overconfidence impacts radical innovation
Howard, M. D., Dwivedi, P., D’Oria, L., Lyles, M. A., & Nahm, P. I. (2024) · Research Policy · doi:10.1016/j.respol.2024.105105 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
ZHELTUKHINA, M. R., Kislitsyna, N. N., Tameryan, T. Y., Baranova, K. M., Геннадьевна, Ч. О., & Sergeeva, O. V. (2023) · Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies · doi:10.30935/ojcmt/13096 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
Mediatization of Civil Society Organizations: (De)legitimation of the Swedish Red Cross
Grafström, M., Windell, K., & Karlberg, P. P. (2015) · Journal of Civil Society · doi:10.1080/17448689.2015.1057415 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
Opening the Black Box of Celebrity and Infamy: Constituents As Active Consumers of Media Content
Zavyalova, A. A., Pfarrer, M. D., & Reger, R. K. (2018) · Academy of Management Review · doi:10.5465/amr.2017.0579 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
MENELISIK SIASAT CERITA DIGITAL REALITY PADA FILM READY PLAYER ONE?
Kristiyono, J., & Sirikit, H. (2019) · Bricolage Jurnal Magister Ilmu Komunikasi · doi:10.30813/bricolage.v5i02.1885 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
Organizational Identity and Culture Change
Ravasi, D., & Schultz, M. (2021) · Oxford University Press eBooks · doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198845973.013.5 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
Self-citationFIRM CELEBRITY, REPUTATION AND PERFORMANCE: A SOCIAL MEDIA PERSPECTIVE
Liu, L., Li, Q., Xu, Y., & Yan, Z. (2014) · Journal of the Association for Information Systems · Cited by 7 · see citing works
How Do We Communicate Who We Are? Examining How Organizational Identity Is Conveyed to Members
Schinoff, B. S., Rogers, K. M., & Corley, K. G. (2016) · e-Publications@Marquette (Marquette University) · Cited by 7 · see citing works
Organizations, prizes and media
Pallas, J., Wedlin, L., & Grünberg, J. (2016) · Journal of Organizational Change Management · doi:10.1108/jocm-09-2015-0177 · Cited by 6 · see citing works
Antons, D., Piening, E. P., & Salge, T. O. (2023) · Journal of Management Studies · doi:10.1111/joms.12935 · Cited by 6 · see citing works
Saqib, Z. (2019) · Nonprofit Management and Leadership · doi:10.1002/nml.21388 · Cited by 6 · see citing works
Roulet, T. J. (2017) · Journal of General Management · doi:10.1177/0306307017702998 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
Legitimized identity vs identifiable legitimacy
Xiu, L., Lu, F., & Liang, X. (2019) · Nankai Business Review International · doi:10.1108/nbri-03-2019-0009 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
Under the influence: The celebrity factor in policy capture
Dougherty, C. N., & Phillips, S. D. (2023) · Regulation & Governance · doi:10.1111/rego.12517 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
Lessons in Fluidity: Anonymous and the Communicative Formation of Organizational IdentityPreprint
Dobusch, L., & Schoeneborn, D. (2013) · SSRN Electronic Journal · doi:10.2139/ssrn.2283155 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
Chung, H. S. (2019) · Seoul National University Open Repository (Seoul National University) · Cited by 4 · see citing works
Mate or Menace? Exploring Organizational Identity Threats in Nonprofit-Business Partnerships
Kandel, I. J., Baluch, A. M., & Piening, E. P. (2023) · Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly · doi:10.1177/08997640231210780 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
Lock, I., & Jacobs, S. (2023) · Public Relations Review · doi:10.1016/j.pubrev.2023.102416 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
Tsuchiya, Y. (2017) · Journal of organizational culture, communication and conflict · Cited by 4 · see citing works
Becoming Buddhists: The emergence of a prestigious temple
Zheng, E. (2023) · British Journal of Sociology · doi:10.1111/1468-4446.13052 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Flexible Use of Referents in the Construction of Organizational Identity: A Longitudinal Case Study
Laurila, J., & Paalumäki, A. (2021) · Journal of Management Inquiry · doi:10.1177/10564926211031288 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Clarifying organizational identity: The work of spirituality and the role of the consultant
Gautier, É., Moriez, D. C., & Fourboul, C. V. (2023) · Revue de gestion des ressources humaines · doi:10.3917/grhu.126.0041 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
- Authors
- Kjaergaard, A., Morsing, M., & Ravasi, D.
- Affiliations
- Copenhagen Business School (DK)
- Bocconi University (IT)
- Venue
- Journal of Management Studies
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2011-03-28
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 514-543
- ISSN
- 0022-2380 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1956127094
- Cited by
- 149
- References
- 93
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 18 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 14 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 7
- FWCI
- 14.46
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Management Studies (publishedVersion)
- CBS Research Portal (Copenhagen Business School) (publishedVersion)
- City Research Online (City University London) (acceptedVersion)
- Archivio istituzionale della Ricerca - Bocconi (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Management and Organizational Studies
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Corporate Identity and Reputation
- Social Sciences › Communication › Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- Keywords
- organizational identity, media coverage, sensemaking, self-enhancement, identity work, media representation
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review