“Who am I?” - South African Indian women managers’ struggle for identity : escaping the ubiquitous cage

Abstract

The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences emphasises integrity and ethical behaviour with regard to the preparation of all written assignments.v expectations have been divided.The women's cultural identities remain pivotal in their lives, and they have strong collectivist identities, as they still live within their communities even after the official end of apartheid.My findings enrich and extend the identity literature relating to ethnic minority women by focusing on identity negotiation over time, rather than only on discrete moments in time.My findings also contribute to identity literature in general, as they illustrate that an individual's identity is formed not only by personal and social identities, but also by the historical and cultural context beyond the organisation within which the person operates.This context is often not considered in identity research in organisationsmost studies relating to identity work focus on the tensions between personal identities and professional identities in the workplace.It also reinforces the idea that identity is never fixed but always in negotiation.

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