Identifying Organizational Identification

Abstract

Identification with a psychological group or organization (IDPG) is defined as the perception of sharing experiences of a focal group and sharing characteristics of the group's members. IDPG is conceptually distinct from the related concept of organizational commitment. In the present study with 263 employed persons, IDPG was shown to be empirically distinct from organizational commitment. In addition, IDPG was shown to have significantly less overlap than commitment with three related concepts: job satisfaction, organizational satisfaction, and job involvement.

Career adaptability, turnover and loyalty during organizational downsizing

“…Organizational identification, a form of social identification by which people define themselves via their membership in an organization (Ashforth & Mael, 1989), reflects peoples' perceived congruence of individual and organizational values and the connection and feeling of oneness with or belonging to that organization (Saks & Ashforth, 2002). It was measured with the six-item scale (Mael & Tetrick, 1992; e.g., "When someone praises this organization, it feels like a personal compliment") endorsed most in the organizational identification literature (Riketta, 2005).…”

Relação entre Manipulação Amoral, Identificação Organizacional e Satisfação com a vida: Um Estudo com Gestores do Setor de Serviços

“…Este levantamento da literatura aponta como núcleo básico das definições da identidade organizacional a ideia de que a identificação ocorre quando as crenças do indivíduo acerca da sua organização tornam-se auto referências ou auto definidoras. Outro aspecto compartilhado pelos autores diz respeito à natureza cognitiva do construto (Mael & Tetrick, 1992;Dutton, Dukerich, & Harquail, 1994;Elsbach & Kramer, 1996;Abrams, Ando & Hinkle, 1998;Pratt, 1998).…”

Improvement of job satisfaction and organisational commitment through work group identification: an examination of the quantity surveyors in Hong Kong

“…The concept of work group identification was initially defined by Tolman (1943) ' Foote (1951), Mael and Tetrick (1992), Riordan and Weatherly (1999, p. 311) ' Riordan and Weatherly (1999) point out that there are three perceptions included in work group identification. Firstly, individuals within the group perceive themselves to be psychologically intertwined with the fate of the work group (Foote, 1951;Gould, 1975;Riordan and Weatherly, 1999).…”