Exam 7: Identity and Difference in Organizational Life

Which of the following theories was extended to include race and class in ways that reproduce inequitable divisions in everyday organizational life?

Chapter 7 focuses on four ways to approach the relationship between identity, difference, and organization. Outline these four approaches, and provide an example of each of them.

Strategists are most often characterized as

According to Joan Acker, which of the following types of worker does dominant organizational logic prefer?

Describe the concept of consumption, and explain its relevance to the study of identity and organizational communication. Be sure to include an example that illustrates your point.

Explain the concept of identity, and give one example of how gendered identities are constructed.

Consider the concept of identity work and how it led to the seven images of identity. Select three of the seven images. Define the selected images and provide an example for each image. Conclude your essay by making a case for which image is most likely to fit the widest variety of contemporary organizations.

What are the benefits and drawbacks of adopting a soldier image of identity in relationship to one's organization?

Everyday organizational life often produces which of the following two types of insecurity, as demonstrated by the self-doubter's experience?

Issues of identity are often value-free and have little to do with power and ideology. We simply are who we are.

Describe the process of creating a personal brand. Provide an example of a personal brand that you would use to describe yourself.

How does the work of H. L. "Bud" Goodall contribute to our understanding of organizational images of identity?

Which of the following generations believes that they sacrificed and worked long and hard to achieve success, and they expect a similar attitude from new employees?