... with identity work. For institutional work, conscientious personality trait is most important for managers; agreeableness has a negative impact on identity work and institutional work. Practical implications This study will assist recruitment and staffing professionals, when recruiting managers...

...Jacob D. Vakkayil Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore identity work in response to various types of contradictions experienced by employees in outsourced software development in the initial stages of their careers. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative methodology...