Chapter 9 Multiple choice questions

. According to Whetten, categorical organizational identities bring which obligation(s) with them?

Technical

Regulatory

Legal

All of the above

. Which perspective views organizational identities as in a state of continuous flux and change and thereby challenges identity's enduringness?

Modern

Symbolic-interpretive

Postmodern

Poststructuralist

. George Herbert Mead's conceptualization of individual identity is a conversation between:

'I' and 'me'

'I' and 'we'

'We' and 'me'

'Us' and 'I'

. Which component do Albert and Whetten not identify as central to their definition of organizational identity?

Centrality

Distinctiveness

Enduringness

Preciseness

. Which perspective regards organizational identity as a simulacrum?

Modern

Postmodern

Symbolic

All of the above

. Which perspective regards organizational identity as the essence of an organization?

Modern

Postmodern

Symbolic

All of the above

. Which theory asserts that what others think and say about you shapes your identity and influences how you present yourself to others?

Legitimacy theory

Institutional theory

Population ecology

Social identity theory

. Which perspective has mostly inspired Hatch and Schultz's identity dynamics model?

Modern

Postmodern

Symbolic

None of the above

. In Hatch and Schultz's identity dynamics model, the 'us' is socially constructed from and enacted in numerous interactions among __________, while the 'we' emerges from __________ interactions with one another when responding to the 'us.'

External stakeholders - External stakeholders

Internal stakeholders - Internal stakeholders

Internal stakeholders - External stakeholders

External stakeholders - Internal stakeholders

. According to Hatch and Schultz, which two counterposed forces define and shape the identity conversation?

Listening

Responding

Listening and responding

None of the above