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Social Identity Theory and the Organization
Abstract
It is argued that (a) social identification is a perception of oneness with a group of persons; (b) social identification stems from the categorization of individuals, the distinctiveness and prestige of the group, the salience of outgroups, and the factors that traditionally are associated with group formation; and (c) social identification leads to activities that are congruent with the identity, support for institutions that embody the identity, stereotypical perceptions of self and others, and outcomes that traditionally are associated with group formation, and it reinforces the antecedents of identification. This perspective is applied to organizational socialization, role conflict, and intergroup relations.
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A theory of social comparison processes
Festinger, L. (1954) · Human Relations · doi:10.1177/001872675400700202 · Cited by 20,926
The Social Identity Theory of Intergroup Behavior
Tajfel, H., & Turner, J. C. (2004) · Political Psychology · doi:10.4324/9780203505984-16 · Cited by 13,467
Social categorization and similarity in intergroup behaviour
Billig, M., & Tajfel, H. (1973) · European Journal of Social Psychology · doi:10.1002/ejsp.2420030103 · Cited by 1,283 · cited 1×
“Even explicitly random assignment of individuals to groups has led to discrimination against out-groups and increased intragroup cooperation and cohesion (e.g., Billig & Tajfel, 1973; Locksley, Ortiz, & Hepbum, 1980).”
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- Authors
- Ashforth, B. E., & Mael, F. A.
- Venue
- Academy of Management Review
- Publisher
- Academy of Management
- Published
- 1989-01
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 20
- ISSN
- 0363-7425 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2142821253
- Cited by
- 7,671
- References
- 3
- FWCI
- 42.40
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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