Interlevel Influences on the Reconstruction of Professional Role Identity

Chreim, Samia; Williams, B. E. (Bernie); Hinings, C. R. (Bob)

doi:10.5465/amj.2007.28226248

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Interlevel Influences on the Reconstruction of Professional Role Identity

Chreim, Samia, Williams, B. E. (Bernie), Hinings, C. R. (Bob)·2007·Academy of Management Journal

DOI 10.5465/amj.2007.28226248

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Research on roles and identities generally represents a micro perspective that does not account for the reconstruction of professional role identity, owing to insufficient attention to institutional forces. We trace institutional influences on professional role identity reconstruction and extend theory by building bridges across institutional, organizational, and individual levels of analysis. Findings indicate that agentic reconstruction of professional role identity is enabled and constrained by an institutional environment that provides interpretive, legitimating, and material resources that professionals adopt and adapt. Institutional forces also impact organizational arrangements that further influence microlevel agency. We elaborate interactions among these three levels of analysis.

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Authors: Chreim, S., Williams, B. E. (., & Hinings, C. R. (.
Affiliations: University of Lethbridge (CA)
ORCID: Chreim, Samia
Venue: Academy of Management Journal
Publisher: Academy of Management
Published: 2007-12
Volume: 50
Issue: 6
Pages: 1515-1539
ISSN: 0001-4273 (ISSN-L)
1948-0989
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2007.28226248
OpenAlex: W2164866741
Cited by: 443
References: 81
Citations by year: 2026: 19 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 29 · 2023: 26 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 25 · 2020: 54 · 2019: 29 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 31 · 2016: 27 · 2015: 28 · 2014: 22 · 2013: 21 · 2012: 20
FWCI: 17.54
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Academy of Management Journal (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Management and Organizational Studies
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Education, sociology, and vocational training
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
Keywords: professional role identity, identity reconstruction, institutional forces, institutional environment, organizational arrangements, multilevel analysis, material resources

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