The Interplay between Internal and External Identity Work when Institutional Change Threatens the Collective Identity: The Case of a Wholesaler Faced with the Rise of Central Purchasing

An organization’s identity, as defined by its members, must be aligned with its collective identity prescribed by institutions. This alignment is broken when an institutional change threatens the collective identity and jeopardizes the existence of a group of organizations. They then undertake to ca...

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Main Authors: Sophie Michel, Karim Ben-Slimane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association International de Management Stratégique (AIMS) 2021-09-01
Series:M@n@gement
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Online Access:https://management-aims.com/index.php/mgmt/article/view/4535/13823