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Understanding Psychological Bonds between Individuals and Organizations

The Coalescence Model of Organizational Identification

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. Sebastian Fuchs

    1. Middlesex University Business School, UK

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Sebastian Fuchs
    Pages 1-4

  3. Psychological Bonds in Organizations

    • Sebastian Fuchs
    Pages 5-30

  4. Methodical Issues

    • Sebastian Fuchs
    Pages 31-64

  5. The Impact Model of Organizational Identification

    • Sebastian Fuchs
    Pages 65-80

  6. The Coalescence Model of Organizational Identification

    • Sebastian Fuchs
    Pages 81-118

  7. Common Method Variance Analysis of Structural Models

    • Sebastian Fuchs
    Pages 119-165

  8. Discussing the Structural Models

    • Sebastian Fuchs
    Pages 166-192

  9. Conclusion

    • Sebastian Fuchs
    Pages 193-205

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 206-240
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About this book

In Understanding Psychological Bonds between Individuals and Organizations the author integrates different theoretical perspectives on how individuals form deep, meaningful, and self-defining relationships with their employing organization and proposes a novel and comprehensive take on key triggers and processes associated with such relationships.

Reviews

'Sebastian Fuchs breaks new ground in the study of why people identify with the organizations in which they work. He has produced a very welcome book, which is highly readable and brings a host of new insights into this exciting area of research.' - Professor David Marsden, London School of Economics and Political Science

'This book integrates the different mechanisms of organizational identification in a novel and unprecedented way, building the foundation for any future work on why individuals develop strong, meaningful psychological bonds with their employing organizations.' - Professor Michael Muller-Camen, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria

Authors and Affiliations

  • Middlesex University Business School, UK

    Sebastian Fuchs

About the author

SEBASTIAN FUCHS is a Senior Lecturer in Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management (HRM) at Middlesex University, UK and researches issues surrounding the employee-organization relationship. This includes the notions of organizational identification and commitment, employee performance, justice concerns at the workplace, organizational identity matters, employee perceptions of support and appreciation, and the management of change initiatives. He holds a PhD in Organizational Psychology from King's College London, an MSc in HRM from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a BA in HRM and Marketing from Middlesex University.

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