Organizational Identity and Memory

Andrea Casey is an Associate Professor of Human and Organizational Learning at The George Washington University Graduate School of Education & Human Development.

• Introduction The value of a multidisciplinary perspective Literature search methods Introduction to key concepts The organization Seminal work: Organizational identity Seminal work: Organizational memory Literature since the seminal work Organization of the book References PART 1: THE CONCEPTSChapter 1: Organizational and collective memoryOrganizational memory The seminal text of Walsh and UngsonLiterature reviews on organizational memory in organizational studiesLiterature review in information systems The organizational memory literature since 2010Knowledge management Organizational learning Collective memory as a theoretical lens for organizational memory Commemoration and remembering as a theoretical lens for organizational memorySpecial issues focused on organizational memory as collective memory and commemoration Organizational memory as social remembering Collective memory: Social science perspectives from anthropology, history, and sociology Origins of collective memory theories: HalbwachsCollective memory literature building on HalbwachsTheoretical approaches to collective memoryDifferentiating between collective memory and other related terms Differentiating between history and collective memory Schwartz on commemoration and history Factors that influence collective memory Social interaction and the role of the individual in collective memorySchemas as cognitive tools in collective memoryTime and collective memory Physical space in collective memory SummaryReferencesChapter 2: Organizational and collective identity Organizational identity

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