Stéphanie Dameron () (Université de Rouen) Emmanuel Josserand (HEC Genève)
Abstract
(VF)L’objectif de cet article est d’étudier la capacité des mécanismes identitaires à générer une communauté de pratique. L’étude longitudinale d’un réseau de soin de chirurgiens dentistes montre que la construction identitaire associée à la négation collective des jeux de pouvoir peut conduire le groupe à la limite du démantèlement. Privée de la prise en compte des stratégies individuelles, la dynamique identitaire tourne à vide, masque les confrontations potentielles et devient un outil de manipulation pour les leaders;elle permet au groupement de survivre mais pas de réaliser son projet. Nous qualifions cette situation de «piège identitaire».(VA)This article examines the contribution of the identification process in building up a community of practice. Despite the presence of artefacts and activities typical of the emergence of a common identity, the transformation of the network under study into a community of practice appears incomplete. The construction process gets stuck in its own production, its identity dynamics preventing a real confrontation of the individual strategies. Identity thus appears as a useful disguise of more fundamental oppositions. So the community is caught up in an "identity trap", a situation in which identity building overshadows the ongoing practical concerns and strategies of the participants.
Download Info
To our knowledge, this item is not available for
download. To find whether it is available, there are three
options:
1. Check below under "Related research" whether another version of this item is available online.
2. Check on the provider's web page
whether it is in fact available.
3. Perform a search for a similarly titled item that would be
available.
Volume (Year): 12 (2009) Issue (Month): 1 (March) Pages: 127-154 Download reference. The following formats are available: HTML
(with abstract),
plain text
(with abstract),
BibTeX,
RIS (EndNote, RefMan, ProCite),
ReDIF
Find related papers by JEL classification: M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting - - Business Administration - - - General Z10 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - General