Role transitions in organizational life : an identity-based perspective / Blake E. Ashforth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ashforth, Blake E.

Series:

LEA's organization and management series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organizational change.

Social role.

Physical Description:

xvi, 353 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2001.

Summary:

Identity or "roles" in Organizations is being looked at as we realize that everyone is wearing many different hats today (parent, spouse, colleague, manager, worshipper, etc), and individuals interact with and within organizations.

Contents:

1 Roles and Role Transitions 1

What Are Roles? 3

What Are Role Transitions? 7

2 Role Identities 23

Social Identity Theory and Identity Theory 24

Integrating the Two Theories 27

Development of Role Identities 35

Temporary Role Identities 42

3 Psychological Motives Aroused by Role Transitions 53

Psychological Motives 54

Role Identification, Role Disidentification, and Ambivalence 73

Why Do Role Identification and Disidentification Matter? 82

4 Attributes of Role Transitions 87

Low-Magnitude Versus High-Magnitude Transitions 89

Socially Desirable Versus Socially Undesirable Transitions 94

Voluntary Versus Involuntary Transitions 97

Predictable Versus Unpredictable Transitions 99

Collective Versus Individual Transitions 100

Long Versus Short Duration of Transition Period 102

Reversible Versus Irreversible Transitions 103

Regular Versus Irregular Transitions 105

5 Role Exit 109

Origins of Role Exit 110

Stage 1 First Doubts 112

Stage 2 Seeking and Weighing Alternatives 121

Stage 3 The Turning Point 126

Stage 4 Creating an Exrole 131

Expanding the Ebaugh (1988) Model 142

6 Role Entry: Situational Context 149

Strong Versus Weak Situations 150

Entry Shock 157

Socialization Tactics 162

Rites of Passage: Transition and Incorporation 172

Normalization 179

7 Role Entry: Individual Dynamics 185

Role Learning 186

Role Innovation 194

Individual Differences 201

The ABCs of Role Identification 209

Social Validation 215

Stress 220

8 Role Transitions and the Life Span / Mel Fugate 225

Within-Role Transition Cycles 226

Between-Role Transition Cycles 232

Career Transition Cycles 245

Age Dynamics 252

9 Micro Role Transitions / Glen E. Kreiner, Mel Fugate, Scott A. Johnson 259

Role Boundaries and Role Identities 262

The Role Segmentation-Role Integration Continuum 265

Role Transitions Over Time: The Development of Scripts and Schemas 278

Individual Differences 279

Extending the Basic Framework 282

10 Epilogue: Summary and Major Themes 289

Summary of Major Arguments 290

Major Themes 294.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-334) and indexes.

ISBN:

0805828923

0805828931

OCLC:

43599034