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Anglin, A. H., Kincaid, P. A., Short, J. C. and Allen, David G. (2022) Role theory perspectives : past, present, and future applications of role theories in management research. Journal of Management, 48 (6). pp. 1469-1502. doi:10.1177/01492063221081442 ISSN 0149-2063.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/01492063221081442
Abstract
Role theories examine how individual behavior is shaped by prevailing social roles and provide insights into how behavior is perceived by others in light of such roles. Current movements for police reform as well as the landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court concerning the employment rights of LGBTQIA individuals have brought conversations concerning roles and their potential impact to the forefront of public discourse. Academic perspectives in management research have aided in building knowledge concerning how roles impact individuals and organizations in a variety of research domains including entrepreneurship, human resource management, organizational behavior, and strategic management. While the utilization of role theory has gained tremendous momentum over the last two decades, its central tenets are often blurred given that several related but unique perspectives surrounding roles exist in the literature. We trace the origins and development of specific role theories by defining central constructs to bring clarity to the conceptual ambiguities between various role theories and key concepts. Next, we provide an integrative review of empirical role research in management journals over the past 20 years. Here, we identify the five most prominent research themes in the management literature: Roles and Identity, Work-Nonwork Interface, Biases and Stereotypes, Career Lifecycles, and Ethics and Other-Oriented Behavior. Finally, we provide an agenda for future research that highlights missed opportunities in management research that draws from the key themes identified in our review.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Management Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Social role, Organizational behavior, Personnel management | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Management | ||||||||
Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0149-2063 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 1 July 2022 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 48 | ||||||||
Number: | 6 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 1469-1502 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1177/01492063221081442 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | Posted ahead of print. Anglin, A. H., Kincaid, P. A., Short, J. C. and Allen, David G. (2022) Role theory perspectives : past, present, and future applications of role theories in management research. Journal of Management. Copyright © 2022 by Southern Management Association. Copyright © 2022 by SAGE Publications. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jom Users who receive access to an article through a repository are reminded that the article is protected by copyright and reuse is restricted to non-commercial and no derivative uses. | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 2 March 2022 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 2 March 2022 | ||||||||
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