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SOCIOLOGIA E RICERCA SOCIALE
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FrancoAngeli
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1121-1148 (Printed Journal)
1971-8446 (Online Journal)
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Journal Issue Number
108
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108
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Journal Issue Date (YYYY/MM)
2016/01
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L'identità di un sistema organizzativo: riflessioni sul brand
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137
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155
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Italian
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2016/01
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2015 FrancoAngeli srl
Introduction or preface
Although branding initiatives can be a decisive factor in the success of a business, the subject is treated more often in marketing literature than in that of organizational sociology. This paper aims to establish the importance of brands for organizational identity, and to review differences between the two literatures. Brands are a powerful creator of organizational identity: they can create a feeling of security, trust, loyalty, and even a sense of belonging, going beyond the initial terms of the economic relationship, and giving the company an almost «human» identity. Of course, any branding initiative has to deal with the company's culture, which is crucial in building its identity, both internally and externally. Acting on the culture, however, is not as simple as some marketing literature would seem to suggest. First of all, culture is not monolithic: values, norms and practices may be different, and often contradictory. It is therefore difficult to outline a brand that «represents» the entire company. Secondly, the company is an adaptive system, and therefore its culture involves not only adapting to the New but also preserving the Old, in other words, the collective practices, the sense of self, and continuity. Any branding initiative should be consistent with the cultural tradition of the organization to prevent uneasiness, avoid being overwhelmed by change, and having the company's identity threatened
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