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Dear colleagues,
 
Please join us for an exciting symposium on Identities and Categories: Reflections, Integration, and Future Directions. The Showcase Symposium will take place on Monday, August 7th, 9:45AM - 11:15AM at Atlanta Marriott Marquis in Marquis M104. 

 

Organizers: Jade Yu-Chieh Lo, Drexel U. & Eunice Yunjin Rhee, Seattle U. 

Please add us to your program:

http://my.aom.org/program2017/SessionDetails.aspx?sid=10295 

Research on identity has thrived in the fields of organizational behavior, organization theory, and strategy. Issues related to categories and categorization have also received tremendous amount of attention, evolving into a robust research stream since Zuckerman's (1999) seminal work. Yet, while these two concepts are intricately intertwined, the literature on identity and on categorization has mostly been developed as separate research streams. With burgeoning interest in category and identity studies, this symposium is proposed with three broad agendas in mind: (1) to further promote the connection between research on categories/categorization and literature on identities; (2) to explicitly consider the implications of moving across levels of analysis; (3) to open up new research directions in the realm of category and identity studies. Given that both category and identity are fundamental concepts, or "master constructs", that not only shapes our understanding of the world but also may facilitate the creation of new ideas and given the closely interrelated relationship between them, we believe that such a conversation will enrich our understanding of organizational life and spark new ideas for advancing knowledge in the fields of management and organization studies.

We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta!