Employee Identity in Contemporary Organizations
(2024) BUSN49 20241Department of Business Administration
- Abstract
- Title: Employee Identity in Contemporary Organizations - What factors affect identification of onsite and remote employees in contemporary organizations on an individual, organizational, and group level?
Authors: Emma Bruins and Hanne Schoenemann
Supervisor: Stefan Sveningsson, Professor of Business Administration Lund University School of Economics and Management, Sweden
Date: 17th of May 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand different employee identities in a contemporary organization that recently developed a diverse, partially remote workforce. This includes researching the differences between onsite and remote employees, and what the employee identities tell us on an individual, group, and organizational... (More) - Title: Employee Identity in Contemporary Organizations - What factors affect identification of onsite and remote employees in contemporary organizations on an individual, organizational, and group level?
Authors: Emma Bruins and Hanne Schoenemann
Supervisor: Stefan Sveningsson, Professor of Business Administration Lund University School of Economics and Management, Sweden
Date: 17th of May 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand different employee identities in a contemporary organization that recently developed a diverse, partially remote workforce. This includes researching the differences between onsite and remote employees, and what the employee identities tell us on an individual, group, and organizational level.
Methodology: This research is based on a company that primarily operates in the field of 3D production and advertisement. Following an abductive approach, and hence focusing on a qualitative research method, this study uses the Symbolic Interactionist Tradition. Fourteen semi-structured interviews are conducted.
Theoretical Framework: Three main topics are studied from a functionalistic, interpretative and critical oriented study. The topics analyzed are identity theory, organizational identity, and organizational change and identity in contemporary organizations.
Contributions: This thesis is contributing to identity theory, researching employee identity on different levels to better focus culture and employee engagement planning on the diverse needs of onsite and remote employees. This study compares the identity of onsite versus remote employees within a contemporary, growing company.
Key words: Employee Identity, Identity Theory, Contemporary Organizations, Organizational Identity, Organizational Growth, Remote Working (Less)
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- author
- Schoenemann, Hanne LU and Bruins, Emma LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- BUSN49 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Employee Identity, Identity Theory, Contemporary Organizations, Organizational Identity, Organizational Growth, Remote Working
- language
- English
- id
- 9155658
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Authors: Emma Bruins and Hanne Schoenemann
Supervisor: Stefan Sveningsson, Professor of Business Administration Lund University School of Economics and Management, Sweden
Date: 17th of May 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand different employee identities in a contemporary organization that recently developed a diverse, partially remote workforce. This includes researching the differences between onsite and remote employees, and what the employee identities tell us on an individual, group, and organizational level.
Methodology: This research is based on a company that primarily operates in the field of 3D production and advertisement. Following an abductive approach, and hence focusing on a qualitative research method, this study uses the Symbolic Interactionist Tradition. Fourteen semi-structured interviews are conducted.
Theoretical Framework: Three main topics are studied from a functionalistic, interpretative and critical oriented study. The topics analyzed are identity theory, organizational identity, and organizational change and identity in contemporary organizations.
Contributions: This thesis is contributing to identity theory, researching employee identity on different levels to better focus culture and employee engagement planning on the diverse needs of onsite and remote employees. This study compares the identity of onsite versus remote employees within a contemporary, growing company.
Key words: Employee Identity, Identity Theory, Contemporary Organizations, Organizational Identity, Organizational Growth, Remote Working}},
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