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Handling Uncertainty of Strategic Ambitions—The Use of Organizational Identity as a Risk-Reducing Device

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  • Tatiana Fumasoli
  • Romulo Pinheiro
  • Bjørn Stensaker

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Organizational identity can be designed to reduce the risks of uncertainty about future states of public organizations and the inherent potential issues related to evaluation and assessment. As such, organizational identity may shape a congruent and credible self-representation of the university, where a consistent narrative articulates compliance to diverse institutional frameworks, commitment to organizational distinctiveness, and a sensible rationale for strategic change. By examining the strategic plans of four European universities over a 10-year period of major organizational change, the paper discusses the subtleties of the specific combinations of the three different functions and the implications for institutional leadership.

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  • Tatiana Fumasoli & Romulo Pinheiro & Bjørn Stensaker, 2015. "Handling Uncertainty of Strategic Ambitions—The Use of Organizational Identity as a Risk-Reducing Device," International Journal of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(13-14), pages 1030-1040, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:13-14:p:1030-1040
    DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.988868
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