Identity as Narrative: Prevalence, Effectiveness, and Consequences of Narrative Identity Work in Macro Work Role Transitions

Self-narratives—stories that make a point about the narrator—help people revise and reconstruct identities during work role transitions. We propose a process model in which people draw on narrative repertoires to engage in narrative identity work in role-related interactions. Using feedback from the...

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Published in:The Academy of Management review 2010-01, Vol.35 (1), p.135-154
Main Authors: Ibarra, Herminia, Barbulescu, Roxana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business management
Career development
Cultural identity
Employee attitude
Identity
Macroanalysis
Management of change
Management science
Narrative modes
Narratives
Organizational effectiveness
Psychological aspects
Roles
Self
Self concept
Social identity
Social interaction
Storytelling
Studies
Work organization
Work place
Written narratives
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Summary:Self-narratives—stories that make a point about the narrator—help people revise and reconstruct identities during work role transitions. We propose a process model in which people draw on narrative repertoires to engage in narrative identity work in role-related interactions. Using feedback from their interactions, they revise both the stories and repertoires. Successful completion of the transition is facilitated by enduring and coherent repertoire changes to express the new role identity.
ISSN:0363-7425
1930-3807
DOI:10.5465/amr.2010.45577925