Identity Conflict Research Articles

Management accountants’ image, role and identity: employer branding and identity conflict

PurposeThis study aims to take a step toward integrating research regarding the image, role and identity of management accountants by understanding how employers’ perceptions of the ideal management accountant image differ from operational managers’ perceived role expectations, how management accountants perceive their identity and how those factors shape management accountants’ understanding of who they are and want to be.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative design draws upon the case company’s 100 job advertisements and 31 semi-structured interviews with management accountants and operational managers. Those data are entwined with role theory and its core concepts of expectations and identities and also early recruitment-related theoretical aspects such as image and employer branding.FindingsThe findings reveal how employers’ perceptions of the ideal image and operational managers’ role expectations shape and influence the identity of management accountants. However, management accountants distance themselves from a brand image and role expectations. They experience identity conflict between their current and desired identity, the perception of not being able to perform the currently desired role. Although this study presents some possible reasons and explanations, such as employer branding for the misalignment and discrepancy between perceptions of employer (image), expectations of operational managers (role) and management accountants’ self-conception of the role (identity), this study argues that the identity of a management accountant results from organizational aspects of image and role and individual aspects of identity.Research limitations/implicationsImage and external role expectations can challenge identity construction and also serve as a source of conflict and frustration; thus, a more comprehensive approach to studying the identity of management accountants is necessary to understand what contributes to the fragility of their identity.Practical implicationsThe results provide an understanding of the dynamics of the image, role and identity to support management accountants and employers and to further address the suggested dissonance and ambiguities.Originality/valueThis study contributes by showing how the dynamics and connections between the image, role and identity influence the identity construction of management accountants. Moreover, this study shows how overpromising as a part of employer branding might not reflect the reality experienced by management accountants but may cause frustration and threaten the management accountants’ identity.

Conflicting Identities? Self-identification in Conflict Settings: Evidence from Israel and Arab States

How does self-identification impact warring individuals’ attitudes towards political compromise? How individuals from different parties to a protracted conflict self-identify is more often than not assumed rather than tested. This work remedies this deficiency by measuring how individuals living within protracted conflict self-identify and the implications for willingness to compromise. Based on two surveys (411 and 2171 participants) conducted in two different periods, we test the impact of self-identification on attitudes towards compromise. The results problematize scholars’ tendency to label dominant identities in a conflict in monolithic terms which may be a crucial impasse to conflict resolution. The results show a difference in the main self-identification that Palestinians, Jordanians, Tunisians and Israelis hold; Palestinians, Jordanians, and Tunisians adopt religious identification in the context of the conflict and Israeli Jews adopt civic-national identification. Religious identification in the different groups leads to decreased willingness to compromise, and civic identification in a conflict context increases it.

Theological (De)formations? The Sex Abuse Crisis in the Context of Nuptial Ecclesiology and the Theology of Priesthood

This essay asks if postconciliar ecclesiology has resulted in a shift from a patriarchal to a phallic theology of priesthood. Drawing on research into priests who abuse and on evidence of a rise in clericalism among younger priests, the author explores ways in which Hans Urs von Balthasar’s nuptial theology and Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body (ToB) might contribute to an exaggerated emphasis on anatomical sexual difference to justify the exclusive masculinity of the sacramental priesthood. Sexual analogies used by Balthasar and advocates of ToB find tragic expression in the conflicted identities of priestly abusers, whose idealization of the purity of the celibate priesthood contrasts with the self-loathing aroused by their abusive sexual appetites. A transformation of the symbolics of gender is essential if the dysfunctional dynamics of masculine clerical power are to yield to a more life-affirming ecclesiology.

"You're Tearing Me Apart!" Racial/Ethnic Discrimination, Bicultural Identity, and Mental Health.

Drawing from the rejection-identification and rejection-disidentification models (RIM/RDIM), we proposed a model of the association between racial/ethnic discrimination and symptoms of depression and anxiety among racially/ethnically minoritized immigrant individuals. We hypothesized that this relation would be sequentially mediated by discordance in ethnic and national cultural identities and bicultural identity conflict. First- and second-generation racially/ethnically minoritized immigrant college students in the United States (N = 877) completed a battery of self-report measures. We tested two models, one each for depression and anxiety symptoms. Racial/ethnic discrimination was positively associated with discordance in ethnic and national identity, which was positively associated with bicultural identity conflict. These were in turn, positively related to depression and anxiety symptoms. Immigrant individuals who experience racial/ethnic discrimination may perceive higher conflict between their ethnic and national identities. This conflict can in turn be associated with poor mental health. Clinicians should address cultural identity processes when working with racial/ethnic minoritized immigrant clients.

Getting back to normal? Identity and role disruptions among adults with Long COVID.

Long COVID is a novel chronic illness with a variety of symptoms that people who have labelled themselves 'long-haulers' experience for an extended duration following a COVID-19 infection. We draw on in-depth interviews conducted in March-April 2021 with 20 working-aged adults in the U.S. who self-identified as long-haulers to understand the consequences for identities. The results demonstrate that Long COVID has important consequences for identities and sense of self. Long-haulers described experiencing three stages of biographical disruptions: realising their illness experience as misaligned with sense of self and embodied, age-based expectations; facing challenges to identities and changes in social roles; and reconciling illness and identity in the context of an uncertain prognosis. It remains unclear how long-haulers will resolve biographical disruptions and identity conflicts, especially as scientific insights about this novel condition emerge. Such outcomes may depend largely on whether Long COVID remains a contested illness or medical knowledge progresses to improve their quality of life. For now, healthcare providers may approach Long COVID holistically to address the identity disruptions that long-haulers face as they manage the consequences of this chronic illness.

Identity conflicts of student affairs officers in a medical university

ABSTRACT Introduction Collaboration between student affairs officers and the faculty is important in dealing with the recent rapid changes in medical education, and mutual understanding is essential to ensure that participants become a cohesive social group. This study explores the identity conflicts of student affairs officers in medical universities using the figured worlds theory. Methods An exploratory qualitative case study was conducted with 24 student affairs officers at a private medical university in Japan. Data were collected through face-to-face, semi-structured interviews and analysed using thematic analysis from the perspective of a social constructivism paradigm. Results Qualitative analysis revealed the following three themes regarding the identity conflicts of student affairs officers: differences in the perception of medical students, difficulties in building trusting relationships with the faculty, and resistance to the medical university’s traditional atmosphere. Student affairs officers tended to provide support from a student-centred perspective when interacting with medical students, while the faculty employed a teacher-centred perspective. Discussion To promote understanding between professions, it is necessary to set aside certain professional views and welcome dialogue with other professionals with different values, while also understanding the multi-layered context of medical education, so that conflicts can be handled optimally and relationships can be professionalised for social cohesion.

Linguistic shaming and emotional labour: English medium of instruction (EMI) policy enactments in Kiribati higher education

The government of Kiribati, in navigating the intersection of post-colonialism and decolonization, neoliberal ideology, and climate change, has adopted a policy of English-medium instruction (EMI) in education. This paper explores the emotional labour of two leaders/administrators in higher education attempting to enact the EMI policy. Thematic analysis of interview data found that their policy enactment work is constrained by values, attitudes and practices which attach shame to the use of English. Participants navigate experiences of shame and shaming practices, identity conflicts, frustrations, and lack of control/power due to failures to use EMI in institutions, whilst maintaining respectful relations with staff. It was concluded that EMI policies need to account for situations in which those directly tasked with oversight of policy enactment must deal with rejection of language policy as fracturing community identity and cohesion, and consider strategies that allow judicious negotiation by stakeholders of policy demands in local communities.

Re-examining foreign subsidiary survival in a transition economy: Impact of market identity overlap and conflict

Taking an identity perspective from the organizational ecology literature, we re-examine foreign subsidiary survival in a transition economy. State-owned enterprises (SOEs) with a socialist identity and privately owned enterprises (POEs) with a market identity exert different influences on foreign-owned enterprises (FOEs). SOEs and POEs affect the survival of FOEs primarily through the cognitive legitimation process. SOEs tend to crowd out FOEs due to identity conflict. Owing to identity overlap, POEs tend to increase the survival chances of FOEs. The level of socialist legacy in regions where FOEs are located affects the sociopolitical legitimacy of FOEs’ market identity, thus moderating the relationships between SOE and POE density and the survival of foreign subsidiaries.

Oral Traditions and Folklores as Tools of Political Mobilization and Conflict Transformation among Ethnic Minority Groups in Assam, India’s Northeast

Inter-ethnic violence and counter-violence have been at the center of writings on identity politics among ethnic groups in India’s Northeast. Yet, the existing literature on these aspects in India, especially in the Northeast region, has missed out on a very significant dimension. Very few studies have focused on the use of oral narratives and folklores as important methods that contribute to identity politics and conflict transformation among ethnic groups. Preliminary research suggests that ethnic violence in Northeast India exhibits variations in terms of the patterns of violence and state responses that shape the outcome of the conflicts. Oral narratives are the repositories of cultural reproduction of marginalized communities and serve as important tools that enable these communities to reclaim their identity, social justice and shape their agency. The aim of the paper is, therefore, to examine how and to what extent oral traditions and narratives in the form of folklore help mobilize marginalized ethnic groups in conflict zones in India’s Northeast. The paper uses the case study of the historically marginalized Bodo ethnic group to examine the linkages between folklore, identity construction, mobilization and peace.

Associations among migration risk factors, cultural identity conflict, and psychological symptoms among Syrian emerging adults with refugee backgrounds in the Netherlands.

In the present study, we examined relations between premigration, perimigration, and postmigration risk factors (i.e., potentially traumatic events [PTEs], postmigration living problems [PMLPs], stressful life events) and psychological symptoms (i.e., anxiety/depression, posttraumatic stress) in Syrian emerging adults with refugee backgrounds; we also tested cultural identity conflict as a possible mediator of these relations. We expected that greater exposure to migration risk factors was associated with more psychological symptoms and that higher cultural identity conflict would contribute to these associations. We used data from the first wave of Karakter, a longitudinal study of 158 Syrians with refugee backgrounds (69.0% men, age range 18-35). Participants completed a questionnaire assessing PTEs, PMLPs, stressful life events, cultural identity conflict, and symptoms of anxiety/depression and posttraumatic stress. Correlational analyses indicated that more PTEs and stressful life events were related to higher levels of cultural identity conflict and more psychological symptoms. Furthermore, greater cultural identity conflict was associated with more psychological symptoms. We did not observe indirect effects of cultural identity conflict in the mediation analyses. Results suggest that postmigration stressors and cultural identity conflict are associated with psychological symptoms among Syrian emerging adults who have resettled in the Netherlands.

The Cultural Identity of the Characters in the Film Scenario Ngeri-Ngeri Sedap by Bene Dion Rajagukguk

Clash and cultural identity fighting in film scenarios Ngeri-Ngeri Sedap karya Bene Dion Rajagukguk is a phenomenon of a very perfect cultural identity conflict. Cultural identity can affect social relations between characters. For this reason, it is very important to know the cultural identity of each character. Cultural identity can be known through semiotic studies. By knowing the language code, literary code, and cultural code we can find out the cultural identity of the character. This research uses Teeuw's semiotic theory. The data collection method used is the first level of semiotics reading. The results of this study are the language code used by the characters in the film scenario Ngeri-Ngeri Sedap karya Bene Dion Rajagukguk using Indonesian, but its use is mixed with the term Batak. The literary code is found from the facts of the story namely elements of characters and characterizations, plot, and background. Cultural code can be seen in cultural elements such as traditional ceremonies sulang-sulang pahoppu, tor-tor dance and ulos, Batak special songs, and special food mie gomak. From these codes can be seen the social relationships of the characters in accordance with the theory of social relations between individuals, and social relations between individuals and groups. This research is expected to be able to motivate the community to protect the culture they have but do not close themselves to the times. Keywords: identity; cultural; semiotic; scenario; figure

‘I think that I am fossilized’

In the process of becoming a teacher, novice teachers are likely to experience multiple tensions that shape their sense of professionalism. Despite their importance, novice teacher identity tensions have rarely been studied in second language pedagogy. The present study reports the role of tensions in a novice Iranian EFL teacher’s (Mina) identity development during her first year of teaching and three years later. Data were collected from three rounds of semi-structured interviews, online narratives, classroom observations, and post-observation conversations. Detailed analyses of the data indicated four major themes underlying Mina’s identity development vis-à-vis the tensions she experienced: (a) tensions between imagined and enacted identities, (b) tensions between claimed and assigned identities, (c) excessive emotion labor, and (d) resisted identities. Although tensions primarily functioned as negative mechanisms that created multiple identity conflicts for Mina, they partly made her renegotiate and restructure her identity in relation to various stakeholders in the long run. The findings are discussed in light of particularities of teaching and power relations that (re)define novices’ effective identity construction.

Leader Identity and Coordination

Abstract This paper examines policy effectiveness as a function of leader identity. We experimentally vary leader religious identity in a coordination game implemented in India and focus on citizen reactions to leader identity, controlling for leader actions. We find that minority leaders improve coordination, and majority leaders do not. Alternative treatment arms reveal that affirmative action for minorities reverses this result, while intergroup contact improves the effectiveness of leaders of both identities. We also find that minority leaders are less effective in towns with a history of intergroup conflict. Our results demonstrate that leader and policy effectiveness depend on citizen reactions, conditioned by social identity and past conflict.

Playing the Identity Card: from Brexit to Culture Wars

Recent academic and media interest has focused on the emergence of identity-based politics in the British political landscape, with the identity divide appearing as a new structuring factor, as blatantly exposed by the Brexit referendum. This article focuses on the ability, and the growing propensity, of British right-wing political parties to play the identity card, to press this very button and activate identity conflict as a mobilizing factor, by opposing groups on grounds of social and cultural values, such as national identity and immigration, beyond traditional dividing lines such as economic redistribution. The aim is to explore how identity has been repeatedly mobilized by the right in recent years for electoral purposes, and with what effects. This begins with the UK Independence Party’s success in activating the identity divide and mobilizing identity conflicts in the years before the referendum. The second section focuses on how this mobilization of identity extended to the mainstream right and how the Conservative party reclaimed the identity card following the referendum, as the identity divide reshaped British politics and restructured party competition and the political parties' electorates. Finally, the third section explores how part of the right has been deliberately stimulating “a culture war” narrative in an attempt to maintain the identity divide holding together the Conservative 2019 electoral coalition of socially conservative voters. This raises the question of the potential impact of such a polarizing strategy, not only on the electorate and on wider social cohesion, but also on the Conservative party itself.

From Performance to Literature and Cinema: Adivasi Art and Activism, with a Focus on Eastern India

Activist art is a rather recent development within contemporary art, articulating reflections on artistic expression, art commodification, and political criticism. When it comes to Adivasi arts, however, one tends to think of dances or of Gond and Warli paintings of trees and animals. This article seeks to explore the confluence between Adivasi art and activism, while addressing what could be referred to as the “triple bond” of Adivasi artists. Contemporary Indian artists already face a sort of double bond in the sense that they tend to be recognized either as “contemporary artists” or as “Indian artists.” The position of Adivasi artists is further complicated (Rousseleau 2017) by the fact that they belong to an economically disadvantaged cultural minority within India (Scheduled Tribes). Inasmuch as they tend to be labeled according to their origins, Adivasi artists find themselves caught between stigma, an ascribed identity and their self-conception, thus facing three key issues: moral judgement, folklorization and appropriation, and identity conflicts. This article portrays the complex situation of contemporary Adivasi artists, drawing both on historic landmarks in developments in the way Adivasi arts—that is dancing and singing, theater, painting, literature, fiction and non-fiction films—are received, and on artists’ assertion of cultural and political identity.

РИСКИ КОНФЛИКТНОСТИ МАКРОПОЛИТИЧЕСКИХ ИДЕНТИЧНОСТЕЙ В РЕГИОНАЛЬНЫХ ПОЛИТИЧЕСКИХ ПРОЦЕССАХ

The article discusses the risks of conflict of macropolitical identities in regional political processes on the example of the North Caucasus. Macropolitical identity reveals the totality of different ways of identifying with the community that is associated with the state. The significance of group, ethnic and confessional interests for the multi-ethnic population creates risks of politicization of identities. Differences in identity priorities remain between representatives of the North Caucasian peoples and the Russian population of the region. The youth of the North Caucasus is losing traditional identification guidelines and social norms, and is in search of new grounds for self-identification. The erosion of civic identity requires a search for new foundations for strengthening Russian identity, based on broad historical and cultural (civilizational) codes. Stopping ethno-political conflicts, depoliticization of ethnicity is becoming one of the priorities in the management of multi-ethnic communities.

The Limits of Defining Identity in Religion-Gender Conflicts: A Response to Patrick Parkinson

AbstractIn his article “Gender Identity Discrimination and Freedom of Religion,” Patrick Parkinson raises the important question of how the government should reconcile conflicts between the rights of religious people and the rights of transgender and gender-nonconforming people. By focusing on whether gender identity is best defined as a medical issue or a belief system, however, Parkinson does little to answer it. Whether gender identity is a medical issue may be relevant to determining the sincerity of an individual’s faith-based objection to complying with an antidiscrimination law. It has no bearing, however, on the strength of trans and gender-nonconforming individuals’ countervailing interest in being protected from discrimination. Defining gender identity as a belief system does no more to undermine this interest. This should be apparent to defenders of religious exemptions, who assert that belief systems offer a basis for extending, rather than contracting, legal protections. Characterizing an individual’s gender identity as either a medical issue or a belief system thus does not show why that individual’s interests should give way to the interests of religious objectors through an exemption. To reach this conclusion, one must instead turn to other values, such as those implicit—though inadequately defended—in Parkinson’s article.

ISSUES OF GENDER BAISED, CASTE, HEREDITY, RELIGION AND SEX IN THE PLAYS OF GIRISH KARNAD: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS

Girish Karnad was one of the most prominent and celebrated figures in Indian drama. He was an actor, playwright, and director, whose contribution to Indian theatre was immense. Karnad's plays were deeply rooted in Indian history and mythology, and dealt with issues such as identity, language, and cultural conflict. His works were widely performed and admired not only in India, but also internationally. Karnad's contribution to Indian drama can be seen in his numerous awards and accolades throughout his career, including the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and Jnanpith Award, considered the highest literary honour in India. His plays, such as Yayati, Tughlaq, and Hayavadana, are regarded as modern classics of Indian theatre. Girish Karnad, the renowned Indian playwright, has addressed various social, cultural, and political issues in his works. While caste, heredity, religion, and sex are themes that occasionally appear in his plays, it is important to note that Karnad’s works are not limited to these topics. He explores a wide range of subjects and uses them as a means to reflect upon the complexities of Indian society and human nature. Here are some instances where these themes are present in Karnad’s plays. Karnad excelled in multiple fields, including theater, cinema, and literature. He was an accomplished playwright, having written numerous plays in Kannada, his native language, as well as in English. Some of his notable plays include Tughlaq, Hayavadana, and Nagamandala. He also acted in films and directed critically acclaimed movies like Vamsha Vriksha and Utsav.

Examining Disruptions of Social Systems due to Large Dam Projects in the North East

The vulnerability of the tribals to lose more than the commodity value of land due to large dam projects in the North East has not been given due attention both in policy space and empirical research. Also, the question of whether the living standards of the already displaced tribals have improved after dam construction has not been treated with rigour. The paper tries to disaggregate the social disruption effects of large dam construction along the lines of gender, religious identity and ethnic conflicts and question the conventional economics of resettlement. The study examines the claimed effects (and benefits) of large dams on tribal communities made in non-empirical papers and government documents using available real-world examples from the north-east. The study also validates the findings from the literature through a sentiment analysis of newspaper articles and a public opinion survey of dams in the north-east. This crossexamination is expected to serve as a foundation for further empirical research.

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