Role Transitions in Organizational Life: An Identity-Based Perspective (Lea's Organization and Management Series)

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Summary: Insightful and brilliant
Review: This brilliant book was written with scholars and practitioners in mind. It provides much insight on the elusive topics of role transitions and identity within organizational settings.

Moreover, the book answers many conceptual and theoretical questions of import while providing much insight as to how all this may serve to ameliorate organizational performance and employee well-being. Finally, the book is superbly put together and extremely well written! It's well worth a read by any manager or employee!

Now about the author: Few scholars in the area of management have proven themselves to be as creative, insightful, and prolific as Professor Ashforth. His brilliant career has led to numerous publications in a variety of highly prestigious journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly, the Journal of Applied Psychology, and the Journal of the Academy of Management.

Ashforth is commonly referred to as "an exception in the area" and the "Da Vinci of Management".