College of Business Illinois State University
Illinois State University
Jump over the College navigation bar.

Peter Foreman

Professor
Office
SFHB State Farm Hall Of Business 210
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Selected Research

Current Courses

MGT 385.002 Organizational Strategy

MGT 385.004 Organizational Strategy

MGT 385.015 Organizational Strategy

PhD Organizational Theory

University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, IL

MBA

University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, IL

BS

University of Georgia

Emergency Reviewer

Academy of Management - MOC Division
2024

Reviewer of the Year

Journal of Management Studies
2024

Wilma Jean Alexander Technology Award

College of Business
2019

Best Reviewer

Academy of Management Meetings
2015

Best Reviewer

Academy of Management Meetings
2011

Best Reviewer - OB/OT Track

Southern Management Association
2008

Reviewer Service Award

Academy of Management Meetings
2008

Best Reviewer

Academy of Management Meetings
2007

Best Reviewer

Academy of Management Meetings
2006

Best Reviewer

Academy of Management Meetings
2005

Best Reviewer

Academy of Management Meetings
2004

Grants and Contracts

Collective Market Development for Small Producers in Wine Trails and Artisan Cheese Networks
Peter O Foreman, Randall E Westgren.
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture. June 1 2020 - May 31 2025
Innovation in Teaching Strategic Management
Tera Galloway, Peter O Foreman.
Center for Teaching and Learning Technology. 2018 - December 2018
Collective Identity and Collective Entrepreneurship for Agricultural Producers.
Randall E Westgren, Peter O Foreman.
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture. June 1 2014 - November 30 2017
Collective Entrepreneurship and Collective Identity
Peter O Foreman.
Means Center for Entreprenerial Studies. 2012 - August 2012
Managing Organizational Identity in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Alliances
Peter O Foreman.
Katie School of Insurance. 2008 - 2008
Managing Multiple Identities in the Insurance Industry
Peter O Foreman.
ISU University Research Grant. 2007 - 2007
Managing Organizational Identity in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Alliances
Peter O Foreman.
Katie School of Insurance. 2007 - 2007
Managing Organizational Identity in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Alliances
Peter O Foreman.
Katie School of Insurance. 2006 - 2006
Competitiveness of Illinois Agribusiness Industries
Randall Westgren, Peter O Foreman.
Illinois Council on Food & Agricultural Research. 1996 - 1996
Crafting Future Strategic Visions of Illinois Agriculture
Randall Westgren, Steven Sonka, Peter O Foreman.
State Of Illinois and Federal Govt.. 1996 - 1996
Identity Conflicts in Rural Cooperatives
David Whetten, Peter O Foreman.
Center for Farm & Rural Business Finance, University of Illinois. 1993 - 1993
Survey of Attitudes of Rural Cooperative Members.
Peter O Foreman, David Wetten.
East Central Illinois Cooperative Assn.. 1993 - 1993

Book Review

A Review of 'Measuring Organizations: Comparative Organizational Analysis,' D. A. Whetten, T. Felin, & B. King (Eds.)
Peter O Foreman.
(2010), Administrative Science Quarterly (ASQ)

Book, Chapter

Shared Identity, Intentionality and Agency in Organizations
Randall E Westgren, Peter O Foreman.
(2022), 5, 57-72, New Horizons in Managerial and Organizational Cognition, Emerald Publishing Limited
The Identity Conundrum and an Expanded Framework of Organizational Identity
Peter O Foreman, David A Whetten.
(2022), 5, 117-140, New Horizons in Managerial and Organizational Cognition, Emerald Publishing Ltd.
Measuring Organizational Identity: Taking Stock and Moving Forward
Peter O Foreman, David A. Whetten.
(2016), The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Identity, Oxford University Press
Organizational Identity and Reputation
Peter O Foreman, David A. Whetten.
(2016), The Sage Encyclopedia of Corporate Reputation, Sage Publications
An Organizational Identity Lens for Organizational Climate Scholarship
David A. Whetten, Peter O Foreman.
(2014), 443-455, The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Climate and Culture, Oxford University Press
Organizational Identity in Family Businesses
David A. Whetten, Peter O Foreman, W. Gibb Dyer.
(2013), 480-497, The Sage Handbook of Family Business, SAGE Publications Ltd
An Identity-Based View of Reputation, Image, and Legitimacy: Clarifications and Distinctions Among Related Constructs
Peter O Foreman, David A. Whetten, Alison A. Mackey.
(2012), 179-200, 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199596706.013.0009, The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Reputation, Oxford University Press
A Strategy Conversation on the Topic of Organizational Identity
Rhonda Reger, J. Barney, S. Bunderson, Peter O Foreman, L. Gustafson.
(1998), 99-168, Identity in Organizations: Developing Theory Through Conversations, Sage Press
Slaying the Chimera?: Threats to the Survival of Agricultural Cooperatives as Multiple Identity Organizations
Peter O Foreman.
(1998), 132-138, Identity in Organizations: Developing theory Through Conversations, Sage Press

Conference Proceeding

Identification in Iterative Organizations: A Framework of Identification as a Cross-Level Construct
Peter O Foreman.
Academy of Management, (2024)
Individuals’ Evaluations of Legitimacy and Their Consequences: Towards a Generalizable Approach for Assessing Legitimacy
Peter O Foreman, Randall E Westgren.
European Group of Organizational Scholars, (2024)
Identification in Hybrid-Identity-Organizations: Effects on Commitment and Exit/Voice/Loyalty
Peter O Foreman.
Academy of Management, (2022)
Organizational Identity Comparisons, Identification, and Commitment: Differences across Contexts and Measurements
Peter O Foreman, Mathew Sheep, Philipp Bubenzer, Cleo Silvestri, Markus Perkmann, Randall Westgren, Jason Entsminger, David A Whetten.
Academy of Management, (2020)
Social Evaluation and Collective Action: The Role of Identity Assessments in Commitment to Collectives
Peter O Foreman, Randall Westgren.
European Group of Organizational Scholars, (2020)
The Dynamics of Collective Identity: Legitimacy, Identification and Commitment in Collectives
Peter O Foreman, Randall Westgren.
Academy of Management, (2019)
Multiple Organizational Identities, Identity Cognitions, and Organizational Identification
Peter O Foreman, Mathew Sheep.
Academy of Management, (2018)
Product Identity as a Proxy for Organizational Identity
Peter O Foreman, Philipp Bubenzer.
TIM-MOC Conference, (2017)
Organizational Identification in Iterative Organizations: A Conceptual Framework
Peter O Foreman.
Academy of Management, (2016)
Collective Entrepreneurship and the Challenge of Commitment to Collective Action: The Role of Identity Dynamics
Peter O Foreman, Randall E Westgren.
New Frontiers in Management and Organizational Cognition, (2015)
Managing Multiple Identities in Alliances and Acquisitions
Peter O Foreman.
Academy of Management, (2015)
Operationalizing and Measuring Organizational Identity: A Comprehensive Review of Past Research
Peter O Foreman, David A. Whetten.
Academy of Management, (2014)
The Effects of Hybrid Product and Organizational Identities on Organizational Identification
Philip Bubenzer, Peter O Foreman.
Academy of Management, (2014)
Creating Shared Identities in Collective Entrepreneurship: The Process of Identity Construction in Emergent Organizational Collectives
Peter O Foreman, Randall E Westgren, David A Whetten.
Academy of Management, (2013)
The Process of Identity Construction in Emergent Organizational Collectives
Peter O Foreman, Randall E Westgren, David A. Whetten.
Academy of Management Proceedings, 2013 (1), 13310, (2013), 10.5465/ambpp.2013.13310abstract
The Identity Paradox and an Expanded Framework of Organizational Identity
Peter O Foreman, David A. Whetten.
New Frontiers in Management and Organizational Cognition, (2012)
Resource Profiles, Strategic Groups, and Competitive Heterogeneity
Peter O Foreman, Randall E Westgren.
Southern Management Association, (2011)
Identity and Spirituality: An Integrative Research Framework
Peter O Foreman, Mathew Sheep.
Southern Management Association, (2010)
What Is/Isn't Organizational Reputation: Clarification Among Related Constructs
Peter O Foreman, David A. Whetten, Alison A. Mackey.
Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation - 2010 Symposium, (2010)
Individual and Social Determinants of Threshold Models of Collective Action
Emily S. Block, Laura Erskine, Peter O Foreman.
Southern Management Association, (2009)
Managing Multiple Identities: Evidence for the Pratt and Foreman (2000) Framework
Peter O Foreman.
Reputation Institute International Conference on Corporate Reputation, (2009)
Organizational Identity and Identification: A Cross-National Test
Peter O Foreman, Mathew Sheep, Randall E. Westgren, David A. Whetten.
Southern Management Association, (2009)
A Comparison of Alternative Models of Organizational Identification
Peter O Foreman, Mathew Sheep, Michael Dumler.
Southern Management Association, (2008)
All in the Family v. Taking Care of Business: Identity and Attachment in Rural Cooperatives
Peter O Foreman, David A. Whetten.
Midwest Academy of Management, (2008)
Foxes in the Henhouse? A Research Framework for Examining the Role of Compensation Consultants in the Executive Pay Process
Peter O Foreman, Jack Howard, Dale Fitzgibbons.
Midwest Academy of Management, (2008)

Technical Report

Wine Trails Customer Survey Report
Peter O Foreman, Randall E Westgren, Kelly Adams.
Illinois State University, (2025)
Wine Trails Member and Customer Survey Comparisons Report
Peter O Foreman, Randall E Westgren, Kelly Adams.
Illinois State University, (2025)
What Makes a Successful Wine Trail? Six Questions Exploring the Importance of Shared Identity to Wine Trail Success
Peter O Foreman, Randy Westgren, Lucy McGowan.
McQuinn Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Missouri., (2021)

Presentations

Identification in Hybrid-Identity-Organizations: Effects on Commitment and Exit/Voice/Loyalty
Peter O Foreman.
Academy of Management, Seattle, WA, August, 2022
The Dynamics of Collective Identity: Legitimacy, Identification and Commitment in Collectives
Peter O Foreman, Randall E. Westgren.
Haute Ecole de Gestion, Fribourg - Dept. of Management, Fribourg Switzerland, November, 2019
The Dynamics of Collective Identity: Legitimacy, Identification and Commitment in Collectives
Peter O Foreman, Randall E. Westgren.
Imperial College of London - Dept. of Management, London United Kingdom, November, 2019
Enduringness Assessed: An Investigation of the Coherence, Consistency and Continuity of Organizational Identity
Peter O Foreman, Laura Illia.
University of Fribourg - Dept. of Management, Fribourg Switzerland, November, 2019
The Dynamics of Collective Identity: Legitimacy, Identification and Commitment in Collectives
Peter O Foreman, Randall E. Westgren.
University of Turku - Dept. of Management, Turku Finland, November, 2019
The Identity Paradox and an Expanded Conceptual Frameowrk of Organizational Identity
Peter O Foreman, David A. Whetten.
University of Turku - Dept. Of Management, Turku Finland, November, 2019
The Dynamics of Collective Identity: Legitimacy, Identification and Commitment in Collectives
Peter O Foreman, Randall E. Westgren.
Academy of Management, Boston Massachusetts, August, 2019
Me, Myself, and I: Opportunities and Challenges in Multiple Identities Research
Karen Ostermeier, Hoda Vaziri, Janet Dukerich, Peter O Foreman, David Hekman.
Academy of Management, Chicago Illinois, August, 2018
Multiple Organizational Identities, Identity Cognitions, and Organizational Identification
Peter O Foreman, Mathew Sheep.
Chicago Illinois, August, 2018
Reconceptualizing Organizational Identity: The Role of Social and Spatiotemporal Comparisons
Peter O Foreman.
Chicago Illinois, August, 2018
Current Issues and Questions in Organizational Identity Research
Blake Ashforth, Peter O Foreman, Mary Ann Glynn, Sheri Thatcher.
Tempe Arizona, February, 2018
Current Issues and Future Directions in Cognition Research
Peter O Foreman.
Zurich Switzerland, , 2017
Product Identity as a Proxy for Organizational Identity
Philipp Bubenzer, Peter O Foreman.
Zurich Switzerland, , 2017
Organizational Identification in Iterative Organizations: A Conceptual Framework
Peter O Foreman.
Anaheim California, , 2016
Collective Entrepreneurship and the Challenge of Commitment to Collective Action: The Role of Identity Dynamics
Peter O Foreman, Randall E Westgren.
Roskilde Denmark, , 2015
Managing Multiple Identities in Alliances and Acquisitions
Peter O Foreman.
Vancouver Canada-British Columbia, , 2015
Operationalizing and Measuring Organizational Identity: A Comprehensive Review of Past Research
Peter O Foreman, David A. Whetten.
Philadelphia Pennsylvania, , 2014
The Effects of Hybrid Product and Organizational Identities on Organizational Identification
Philip Bubenzer, Peter O Foreman.
Philadelphia Pennsylvania, , 2014
Conceptualizing Identity in Organizational Collectives
Peter O Foreman.
Lugano Switzerland, , 2013
Creating Shared Identities in Collective Entrepreneurship: The Process of Identity Construction in Emergent Organizational Collectives
Peter O Foreman, Randall E Westgren, David A Whetten.
Orlando Florida, , 2013
Conceptualizing Collective Identity
Peter O Foreman, Randall E Westgren.
Maynooth Ireland, , 2012
Conducting Research on Organizational Identity in Agribusiness
Peter O Foreman.
Columbia Missouri, , 2012
The Identity Paradox and an Expanded Framework of Organizational Identity
Peter O Foreman, David A. Whetten.
Maynooth Ireland, , 2012
2022-08-19T08:54:48.970348-07:00 2022