| Autor: |
Pratt, Michael G., Rock, Kevin W., Kaufmann, Jeffrey B. |
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Proceedings & Membership Directory - Academy of Management; 2001, pA1-A6, 6p, 1 Diagram |
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A longitudinal, qualitative study of three types of medical residents (surgeons, primary care, and radiologists) during their first year at a prestigious graduate medical education center reveals the role of sensemaking and social identities in the socialization process. We argue that individuals are motivated to make sense of the tasks that they are assigned to do at work. During this sensemaking process, individuals draw upon an identity menu to help them interpret who they are in the context of these allocated tasks. We use the term identity menu to denote that individuals choose from multiple work-related social identities (e.g., professional and organizational) to facilitate sensemaking. After performing a task-identity comparison, individuals engage in one of two sets of activities. If the tasks they are performing can be explained using an existing social identity, individuals engage in identity enrichment whereby the knowledge of that social identity is deepened. However, if there is a mismatch between tasks and identity, individuals look to other organizational or professional identities to help them make sense of their tasks. Over time, these latter individuals can come to construct new subgroup social identities as their tasks change. Social identities modified via enhancement or construction may come to be added to individuals' identity menus. These modified identities may then, in turn, facilitate future sensemaking. Our research suggests that socialization is a dynamic process, and that identities both shape and are shaped by the socialization process. Implications for theory and research in socialization are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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