TY - JOUR
T1 - Know thyself
T2 - Examining factors that influence the activation of organizational identity concepts in top managers' minds
AU - Riantoputra, Corina Debora
PY - 2010/2/1
Y1 - 2010/2/1
N2 - This article addresses how top managers activate their organizational identity concepts during strategic decision making. It integrates the social cognition and strategic management literature by employing the accessibility principle in strategic management processes. Data were gathered through interviews and case scenario-based questionnaires from top managers in four Indonesian pharmaceutical companies. Analysis suggests that cognitive associations that are achieved through decision integration, desired future image, and information sharing are keys in making identity dimensions accessible, thus enabling the activation of organizational identity concepts in these top managers' minds. Results also indicate an association between perception of control and top managers' ability to activate concepts of organizational identity. The article discusses the theoretical and practical implications of findings.
AB - This article addresses how top managers activate their organizational identity concepts during strategic decision making. It integrates the social cognition and strategic management literature by employing the accessibility principle in strategic management processes. Data were gathered through interviews and case scenario-based questionnaires from top managers in four Indonesian pharmaceutical companies. Analysis suggests that cognitive associations that are achieved through decision integration, desired future image, and information sharing are keys in making identity dimensions accessible, thus enabling the activation of organizational identity concepts in these top managers' minds. Results also indicate an association between perception of control and top managers' ability to activate concepts of organizational identity. The article discusses the theoretical and practical implications of findings.
KW - Accessibility
KW - Case study
KW - Managerial cognition
KW - Organizational identity
KW - Strategic decision making
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=75749152543&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1059601109354804
DO - 10.1177/1059601109354804
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:75749152543
SN - 1059-6011
VL - 35
SP - 8
EP - 38
JO - Group and Organization Management
JF - Group and Organization Management
IS - 1
ER -