This paper reviews the empirical literature on identity work and identifies two distinct
approaches to incorporating emotion. The majority of empirical studies use emotion to …

This introductory chapter seeks to familiarize you with some of the major trends of recent
times that pervade the context of contemporary managing and organizations. Some of these …

In the last decade studies on affect and emotions have become relevant in the social
sciences. This is not just a fad guideline, but instead a simultaneous reader of public life …

This paper contributes to a growing literature on new public management in relation to
academia in general but more specifically UK business schools. Following interviews with a …

'Identities'(organizational managerial, professional and occupational) are currently a key
focus for research in management and organization studies (Alvesson, Ashcraft & Thomas …

The reality of everyday organizational life is that it is filled with uncertainty, contradictions
and paradoxes. Yet leaders and managers are expected to act as though they can predict …

Organizations operating in extreme contexts regularly face dangerous incidents they can
neither prevent nor easily control. In such circumstances, successful sensemaking can mean …