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Professional Identity Formation: Exploring the Effects of Covid-19 on Management Consulting Firms
Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
2023 (English)In: Professional Identity Formation: Exploring the Effects of Covid-19 on Management Consulting Firms, Academy of Management , 2023Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, organizations have been facing a worldwide anomaly, in which taken-for-granted work practices, norms, and identities are challenged. Building on a literature review and qualitative interview study, the current paper explores how consultants in management consultancies form and reform their identities as they adjust to working remotely via digital tools. We find that working virtually negatively influences both socialization and belonging in the consulting project teams. This, in turn, leads to unintended consequences, such as cultural changes, a loss of uniqueness, and increased risk of commodification. Thus, the anomaly that Covid-19 has presented us with, seems to normalize the hitherto “unique” management consultancies, thereby decreasing their status and competitiveness.

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Academy of Management , 2023.
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Academy of Management Proceedings, ISSN 0065-0668, E-ISSN 2151-6561 ; 1
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-197124OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-197124DiVA, id: diva2:1790958
Conference
The 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, USA
Available from: 2023-08-24 Created: 2023-08-24 Last updated: 2023-11-09

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