Abstract
How can corporate managers act in accordance with their sense of who they are? We draw upon research on institutions and the self to conceptualize the core self as an experienced reference point and internal moral compass to perform organizational and institutional roles. Based on a study of the daily conduct of corporate managers, we identify the dynamics at play when the core self becomes a reference point for managers to enact their managerial role. We identify the three dynamics of distancing, anchoring, and engaging which characterize the process of drawing upon the core self for role enactment. We introduce an understanding of anchored role enactment in which people orchestrate the dialectical dynamics of engagement with organizational and institutional roles and distancing from them by anchoring, that is a performative reference to the core self to ground their role enactment in their sense of who they are.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Eighty-fourth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management |
Editors | Sonia Taneja |
Number of pages | 1 |
Place of Publication | Valhalla, NY |
Publisher | Academy of Management |
Publication date | 2024 |
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Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2024: Innovating for the Future: Policy, Purpose, and Organizations - Chicago, United States Duration: 9 Aug 2024 → 13 Aug 2024 Conference number: 84 https://aom2024.eventscribe.net/ |
Conference
Conference | The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2024 |
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Number | 84 |
Country/Territory | United States |
City | Chicago |
Period | 09/08/2024 → 13/08/2024 |
Internet address |
Series | Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings |
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ISSN | 2151-6561 |