Collective memory

Micki Eisenman

Chapter 26 in Elgar Encyclopedia of Historical Organisation Studies, 2026, pp 89-93 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Collective memory is defined as a social, collective interpretation of the past in a way that is meaningful to those interpreting it in the present. The entry reviews the conceptual roots put in place by leading scholars who took a sociological, anthropological and historical approach to understand how collective memory shapes society and underscores the ways people form affinities and social groups through their shared relationship to their past. After explaining these roots, the entry discusses how organizational scholars have applied these ideas to organizational contexts. These applications focus on how managers might manipulate collective memory to serve strategic goals.

Keywords: Collective memory; Corporate museums; Legacy; Mnemonic community; Mnemonic devices; Mnemonic socialization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035332922
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