Contesting histories: Unity and division in a building society

Martin Parker

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Contesting histories: Unity and division in a building society

Martin Parker^*

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Abstract

This paper reports a study of managers in a small English building society. Its intent is to stress the importance of members' contested understandings of the history of their institution. Management in this organisation were both a unitary and a divided group - collective in some respects but divided in others. This is demonstrated with particular reference to managers' different accounts of the organisation'S past and the ways in which these were deployed as relevant resources for avoiding extinction in the future.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	589-605
Number of pages	17
Journal	Journal of Organizational Change Management
Volume	15
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/09534810210449550
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2002

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Building societies
Corporate culture
History
Management attitudes
Management styles

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