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Middle Manager Identity

Middle Manager Identity is a professional role identity that distinguishes itself by encompassing the dual positioning of individuals who mediate between senior strategic leadership and operational frontline staff, integrating conflicting organizational demands while negotiating their own legitimacy, agency, and sense of self within hierarchical structures.

49

Publications

3.6K

Citations

73

Authors

53

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

5

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Publications

49

The Role of Leaders in Internal Marketing

Jan Wieseke, Michael Ahearne, Son K. Lam et al. · Journal of Marketing · 2009 · 379 citations

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How middle managers' group‐focus emotions and social identities influence strategy implementation

Quy Nguyen Huy · Strategic Management Journal · 2011 · 354 citations

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The Antecedents of Middle Managers’ Strategic Contribution: The Case of a Professional Bureaucracy

Graeme Currie, Stephen Procter · Journal of Management Studies · 2005 · 354 citations

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Losing the Plot? Middle Managers and Identity

Robyn Thomas · Organization · 2002 · 282 citations

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Losing the Plot? Middle Managers and Identity

Robyn Thomas, Alison Linstead · Organization · 2002 · 216 citations

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Authors

73

  1. RT
    Robyn Thomas

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 586 citations

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  2. AB
    Ann Briggs

    University of Leicester, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 117 citations

    3

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  3. MA
    Michael Ahearne

    University of Houston, United States

    2 publications · 396 citations

    2

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  4. SK
    Son K. Lam

    University of Georgia, United States

    2 publications · 396 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. RA
    Robert A. Scott

    Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 31 citations

    2

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Institutions

53

  1. Cardiff University

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    403 citations

  2. University of Houston

    Houston, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    775 citations

  3. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    149 citations

  4. University of Leicester

    Leicester, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    45 citations

  5. Lund University

    Lund, Sweden

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    519 citations

  6. Goethe University Frankfurt

    Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    396 citations

  7. Kent State University

    Kent, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    51 citations

  8. University of Bradford

    Bradford, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    356 citations

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Venues

  1. Educational Management Administration & Leadership

    EMAL · 3 publications · 118 citations

    3

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  2. Organization

    3 publications · 636 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. British Journal of Management

    2 publications · 112 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. Journal of Management Studies

    3 publications · 462 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. Human Relations

    2 publications · 341 citations

    2

    h-index

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