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October 12, 2025management revue

Reworking Boundaries: A Qualitative Case Study on Engineers’ Professional Identity and Habitus in the Face of Digital Transformation

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AGAngela GrafKLKlarissa Lueg

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Overview

Qualitative case study reveals how engineers navigate identity threats from digital transformation, indicating potential adverse group dynamics.

Key Points

  • Engineers face identity threats during digital transformation, leading to challenges in group dynamics.
  • The study highlights the re-negotiation of professional identities amidst rising importance of software experts.
  • Qualitative case study investigates how changes in work environments affect engineers' status and perceptions.
  • The findings suggest that mishandled digital transformation can disrupt group cohesion and hinder successful changes.

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Graf et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68ebffcfdef9fcb308ff2464https://doi.org/10.31083/mrev46861
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