From Cultural Differences To Identity Politics: A Critical Discursive Approach To National Identity in Multinational Corporations

Simple item page
dc.contributorAalto-yliopistofi
dc.contributorAalto Universityen
dc.contributor.authorVaara, Eeroen_US
dc.contributor.authorTienari, Janneen_US
dc.contributor.authorKoveshnikov, Alexeien_US
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Management Studiesen
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-03T09:00:18Z
dc.date.available2020-02-03T09:00:18Z
dc.date.issued2021-12en_US
dc.description.abstractThere is a paucity of knowledge of one key aspect of diversity in and around international organizations: national identity. This is especially the case with research on multinational corporations (MNC) that has focused on cultural differences instead of processes of national identification or national identity construction. Drawing on a critical discursive approach, this paper offers four perspectives that can help to advance this area of research. First, MNCs can be viewed as sites of identity politics, within which one can study ‘us vs. them’ constructions and the reproduction of inequalities. Second, MNCs can be seen as actors engaged in identity building and legitimation, and the analysis of the discursive dynamics involved illuminates important aspects of identity politics between the organization and its environment. Third, MNCs can be viewed as part of international relations between nations and nationalities, and analysis of discursive dynamics in the media can elucidate key aspects of the international struggles encountered. Fourth, MNCs can be seen as agents of broader issues and changes, which enables us to comprehend how MNCs advance neocolonialism or promote positive change in society.en
dc.description.versionPeer revieweden
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.citationVaara, E, Tienari, J & Koveshnikov, A 2021, ' From Cultural Differences To Identity Politics: A Critical Discursive Approach To National Identity in Multinational Corporations ', Journal of Management Studies, vol. 58, no. 8, pp. 2052-2081 . https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12517en
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/joms.12517en_US
dc.identifier.issn0022-2380
dc.identifier.issn1467-6486
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 58afeba7-84c4-4b0f-a483-6892b0e86817en_US
dc.identifier.otherPURE ITEMURL: https://research.aalto.fi/en/publications/58afeba7-84c4-4b0f-a483-6892b0e86817en_US
dc.identifier.otherPURE LINK: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85081588486&partnerID=8YFLogxKen_US
dc.identifier.otherPURE FILEURL: https://research.aalto.fi/files/76916286/J_Management_Studies_2019_Vaara_From_Cultural_Differences_to_Identity_Politics_A_Critical_Discursive_Approach_to.pdfen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/handle/123456789/42906
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:aalto-202002031985
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal of Management Studiesen
dc.rightsopenAccessen
dc.subject.keywordcritical discourse analysisen_US
dc.subject.keyworddiscourseen_US
dc.subject.keyworddiversityen_US
dc.subject.keywordidentityen_US
dc.subject.keywordmultinational corporationen_US
dc.subject.keywordnationalismen_US
dc.subject.keywordnational identityen_US
dc.subject.keywordpoweren_US
dc.titleFrom Cultural Differences To Identity Politics: A Critical Discursive Approach To National Identity in Multinational Corporationsen
dc.typeA1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessäfi
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
Files
Collections
[article-cris] Kauppakorkeakoulu / BIZ