Corporate Identity

The corporate identity is not merely the “the most important reason or purpose for someone or somethings existence.” (Webster, 1828) Paul Verbinnen coined the phrase as “intrinsic identity.” (Doorley & Garcia, 2015) The intrinsic identity of a company is what the company stands for and what they wish to portray to the public about themselves. If the company has a good idea of what the corporation’s intrinsic identity is, they can build on their performance, behaviour and communication and therefore increase their reputation.

Naomi Klein in her book No Logo outlines her thoughts as to how marketing and advertising by a company has made a dramatic shift from showcasing a product, to the branding of the company name. Companies have now shifted their focus to creating an association between the company and an idea. The company then uses this idea to sell their products.

          An organization, in its simplest form, is comprised of people brought together to achieve a common goal whether it be solving a problem, selling a product or providing a service. The existence of the organization is wholly dependent on the collective body of individuals involved and it is these individuals that are the driving force behind the success or failure of a company. The relationships that connect the people within the organization dictate how the culture is developed and perceived.

Structure is the basis through which an organization seeks to create control the direction of an organization. This is completed through clear definitions of the allocation of work, differentiation, and the coordination of having those responsibilities working together towards the efforts of the organization, integration (Bolman & Deal, 1993, pp). Through these methods, the organization is able to devise a division of labor that collaborates to bring about the missions and goals of an organization. The structure that comes about from this can be varied in their rigidness and flexibility it allows, and to an extent this is a great contribution to its success.

Defining the identity includes the businesses mission statement, philosophy, and how it wants to be seen by other companies and consumers. In order to find the information of a company to define it and create its mission statement, the information needed is already established by how the company does business. For example, a company who cares about the environment will recycle, use renewable energies, handle their waste properly, etc. The information provided about ToolsCorp is not actually enough information to provide the identity and mission statement.

The author begins by saying that in the past organization held onto their identities which linked them to places and communities. This identity was seen in the names of the organizations. He gave examples such as businesses with the names of Midland and Halifax. While these businesses are from the United Kingdom, they had named that linked them with the cities they were located within. He also stated that the airlines were nationally owned and displayed the flag of the nation they were owned by. Many businesses were also named after the functions they performed. Examples given were gas firms and water

In order to display commitment employees have to feel that they are being treated with fairness and respect. Many organisations have concluded that they need to create a corporate personality or identity with a set of corporate values or a stated mission - ‘an employer brand’ - which employees as well as customers will recognise and relate to. In practice the employer brand can be seen as an attempt by the employer to define the psychological contract with employees so as to help in recruiting and retaining talent. For more information see our factsheet on emplyer branding.

The definition and importance of brand has been discussed by many scholars. Kotler (2006:334) defined Brand as ‘a name, term, symbol or design which helps the sellers to differentiate its products and services from its competitors’. Duncan (2008:70) claimed that a brand is a perception of a company or a line of products and services which is result from the experience and information. About the importance of brand management, Groucutt (2005:120) stated effective brand management can help a company gain and sustain competitive advantages. According to branding; the corporation can obtain legal protection through copyright, trademarks and patents. In addition, the company can also add value to its product and services. Furthermore, a brand can help the company to differentiate its

Part of an organization’s priorities is to be an employer whose public image is desirable and enables it to attract and retain top talent. Fortunately for employers, the undertaking can be accomplished through Employer Branding. The focus of this paper is to examine aspects that pertain favorable employer branding.

“Real corporate identity…is about behavior as much as appearance, and certainly about reality, as much as symbolism. Wherever behavior and appearance are linked, real corporate identity emerges.” There are said to be five identities of a company 1. The actual identity that encompasses the actual defining characteristics of the corporation, 2. Communicated identity – this involves the part of a company’s identity that is revealed using controllable corporate communication, 3. Conceived identity is the third type of identity and refers to the perceived corporate image held by relevant stakeholders, 4. Ideal identity – this is the best positioning of the organization in a given timeframe and finally is 5. The desired identity which is the corporate leaders’ vision for the organization. Having these different identities without proper alignment can create discord among these different areas and can weaken a company.

When developing a company identity you want a strong solid one that adds to your credibility with customers giving them a sense of trust and reliability. They know what you do and do well giving them a feeling of ease. They will come to trust in your strength and business.

1. In Chapter 2 of Reframing Organizations, the authors describe four significant properties of organizations:

Realistic Recruitment Message – shows how the company operates and how the job requirements really

Based on the society of interdisciplinary business research, corporate identity has eight different determinants that are corporate design, corporate culture, corporate vision, corporate, industry identities and auditory. The term of CI design was first put forward by American in the 1960s，which means the enterprise management concept and spirit culture, using the whole communication system, especially the visual communication system, convey to the enterprise internal and public, and make it produce a consistent identity or values of the enterprise, so as to form a good corporate image and sales promotion product design system. CI includes mind identity, behavior identity and visual identity. Firstly, MI is a specification of mind, do is thought, how to walk one, must have a set of enterprise culture philosophy. It is the enterprise management macro and micro political instructor, playing contradiction adjustment role in the enterprise. Secondly，BI is corporate leadership and the worker's behavior norms because it is nonsense if there is only

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