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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Sandra Corlett
This is the authors' accepted manuscript of a book chapter that has been published in its final definitive form by Oxford Press, 2019.
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The field of identity and, more specifically, identity work continues to blossom, encompassing contributions from different traditions of scholarship. Through an analysis of contributions in the areas of identity work and struggles, and space/place, we suggest the field’s expansion in four respects; conceptual, theoretical, thematic, and methodological. Our subsequent discussion draws on Barthes’ (1990 [1974]) distinction between readerly and writerly texts to examine critically the writing practices through which contributions are established, and through which dialogue between different traditions and perspectives is both delimited and opened up. We conclude by offering reflections on the challenges of publishing the type of complex, plural work we are advocating, and make suggestions regarding the possibilities for ensuring identity remains a generative means of exploring the dynamics of organization.
Author(s): McInnes P, Corlett S
Editor(s): Brown A
Publication type: Book Chapter
Publication status: Published
Book Title: The Oxford Handbook of Identities in Organizations
Year: 2019
Print publication date: 16/01/2020
Acceptance date: 16/01/2019
Publisher: Oxford Press
Place Published: Oxford, UK
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ISBN: 9780198827115
