ABSTRACT

This chapter provides a systematic review of the identity literature and reviews a range of literature in order to establish the domain of corporate identity and the related concepts. Then, the intrinsic nature and background of identity are shown by examining the growing interest in the evolution of perspectives in the corporate identity field. Also, it examines corporate identity in relation to a number of different strands of established studies and identifies the key concepts related to corporate identity management by drawing insights from the main theoretical paradigms.