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In search of the self at work: Young adults’ experiences of a dual identity organization ☆

Both authors contributed equally to this chapter.

Michel Anteby
Amy Wrzesniewski

Adolescent Experiences and Adult Work Outcomes: Connections and Causes

ISBN: 978-1-78350-571-5, eISBN: 978-1-78350-572-2

ISSN: 0277-2833

Publication date: 12 April 2014

Abstract

Originality/Value

More broadly, our results suggest that dual identity organizations might attract members focused on a select identity, but fail to imbue them with a blended identity; thus, limiting the extent to which such organizations can truly “redirect” future career choices.

Keywords

  • Organizational identity
  • Multiple identity
  • Identification
  • Youth service
  • Civil service
  • Europe

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgments

We thank Helping Hands’ founders and members for allowing us to spend time with them, responding to our questions, and accommodating our multiple requests. We also are extremely grateful to Henrich Greve and Marc-David Seidel for their guidance on this chapter, and to Jean Bartunek, Hrach Bedrosian, Shelley Brickson, Art Brief, Israel Drori, Robin Ely, Anne-Laure Fayard, Jeff Polzer, Marya Besharov, Frances Milliken, Greg Northcraft, Anne-Claire Pache, Mike Pratt, Naomi Rothman, and David Whetten for helpful comments on earlier drafts. Many thanks as well to Arielle Lévy and Caroline Longerna for sharing their Helping Hands data with us; to Viviana Jimenez, Graham Jones, Patricia Osborne, and Emily Smith for their translation work; and to Grace Bang and Lisa Riva for research assistance.

Citation

Anteby, M. and Wrzesniewski, A. (2014), "In search of the self at work: Young adults’ experiences of a dual identity organization ☆

Both authors contributed equally to this chapter.

", Adolescent Experiences and Adult Work Outcomes: Connections and Causes (Research in the Sociology of Work, Vol. 25), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp. 13-50. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0277-283320140000025002

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