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Handling Uncertainty of Strategic Ambitions—The Use of Organizational Identity as a Risk-Reducing Device
Rómulo PinheiroTatiana FumasoliBjørn Stensakersubject
Organizational identityStrategic Choice TheoryPublic Administrationbusiness.industryOrganization developmentOrganizational engineeringOrganizational studiesOrganizational learningOrganizational commitmentBusiness and International ManagementPublic relationsbusinessOrganizational performancedescription
Organizational identity can be designed to reduce the risks of uncertainty about future states of public organizations and the inherent potential issues related to evaluation and assessment. As such, organizational identity may shape a congruent and credible self-representation of the university, where a consistent narrative articulates compliance to diverse institutional frameworks, commitment to organizational distinctiveness, and a sensible rationale for strategic change. By examining the strategic plans of four European universities over a 10-year period of major organizational change, the paper discusses the subtleties of the specific combinations of the three different functions and the implications for institutional leadership.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-30 | International Journal of Public Administration |