Academy of Management Review Vol. 35 No. 2 2010
Pathways for Positive Identity Construction at Work: Four Types of Positive Identity and the Building of Social Resources
Abstract
In this paper we organize research on work-related identities into a four-perspective typology that captures different ways identities can be “positive.” Each perspective on positive identity—virtue, evaluative, developmental, and structural—highlights a different source of positivity and opens new avenues for theorizing about identity construction. We use these four perspectives to develop propositions about how different forms of positive work-related identity construction can strengthen employees through building social resources.
- DOI
- 10.5465/amr.35.2.zok265
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 265-293
- Language
- en
- Sources
- ris:amr.ris openalex crossref