Formal Organizations and Identity Groups in Social Movements

Yu, K

Formal Organizations and Identity Groups in Social Movements

Yu, K

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Publisher:: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Human Relations, 2012, 65, (6), pp. 753-776
Issue Date:: 2012-08-08

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dc.contributor.author	Yu, K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1275-477X
dc.date.accessioned	2021-04-25T05:34:08Z
dc.date.available	2021-04-25T05:34:08Z
dc.date.issued	2012-08-08
dc.identifier.citation	Human Relations, 2012, 65, (6), pp. 753-776
dc.identifier.issn	0018-7267
dc.identifier.issn	1741-282X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/148340
dc.description.abstract	Formal organizations advancing the goals of identity-based social movements and identity groups have become increasingly interdependent. The former often lacks legitimacy in the eyes of stakeholders and the latter typically possesses insufficient organizational capacity. In principle, the transfer of ideas and resources between formal organizations in social movements and social identity groups can result in organizational innovation that revives the formal organization while at the same time enhancing the status of the identity group. But in practice, collaborations between formal organizations and identity groups often result in identity groups being overpowered by formal organizations. This article compares outcomes for identity groups in two cases of trade unions adopting the causes of identity-based social movements to examine the role of organizational processes in explaining outcomes for identity group members. The findings from the comparative cases analyzed here suggest that identity group members must be able to influence organizational processes in order to impact how they are incorporated into the formal organization. © The Author(s) 2012.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
dc.relation.ispartof	Human Relations
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/0018726712439908
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dc.subject	1503 Business and Management, 1608 Sociology, 1701 Psychology
dc.subject.classification	Business & Management
dc.title	Formal Organizations and Identity Groups in Social Movements
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.location.activity	Boston, USA
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
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pubs.issue	6
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Formal organizations advancing the goals of identity-based social movements and identity groups have become increasingly interdependent. The former often lacks legitimacy in the eyes of stakeholders and the latter typically possesses insufficient organizational capacity. In principle, the transfer of ideas and resources between formal organizations in social movements and social identity groups can result in organizational innovation that revives the formal organization while at the same time enhancing the status of the identity group. But in practice, collaborations between formal organizations and identity groups often result in identity groups being overpowered by formal organizations. This article compares outcomes for identity groups in two cases of trade unions adopting the causes of identity-based social movements to examine the role of organizational processes in explaining outcomes for identity group members. The findings from the comparative cases analyzed here suggest that identity group members must be able to influence organizational processes in order to impact how they are incorporated into the formal organization. © The Author(s) 2012.

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