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Identity & Legitimacy: Borrowed, Broken Down, and Built Up

Marlena Fiol, University of Colorado-Denver

Description

Semester:

  • Winter 2005

Speakers:

Marlena Fiol, Health Administration, Management, Business School, University of Colorado-Denver

Lecture Time:

Fri, April 15, 2005 @ 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm

Lecture Location:

Room 4212, School of Education

Speaker Webpage(s):

http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/business/Faculty-Research/FacultyDirectory/Pages/Marlena-Fiol.aspx

Introduced By:

No introduction available.

Abstract

I will present an overview of two related conceptual pieces, one a work in progress with Elaine Romanelli, and the other a recent chapter with Ed O’Connor, published by Anat Rafaeli and Mike Pratt. Both of them examine the relationships between collective identity and legitimacy over time.

Identity & Legitimacy: Borrowed
First, I will discuss highlights of a recent chapter in which Ed and I examine how the U.S. medical profession at the beginning of the 20th century was able to short-cut some of the messiness of identity construction and legitimation by “borrowing” features from an already legitimate institution.

Identity & Legitimacy: Broken Down
I will then touch on the societal changes that are leading to an erosion of the borrowed sources of legitimacy of U.S. health care, and the reactions of the medical community in the face of such erosion.

Identity & Legitimacy: Built Up
Finally, I will report highlights of work Elaine and I are doing that traces the macro conditions and micro-processes by which brand new industry clusters emerge and acquire a legitimate identity.

Recording & Additional Notes

No recordings available.

Introducer: Ryan Smerek, School of Education