... change,then logically, so too must employee perceptions of their role in the organiza-tion. In a consideration of the objectives of this chapter, we therefore invokesocial identity theory (SIT) ... loyaltymay arise. Specifically, employees ask whether their loyalty should be con-ferred to the group, the organization, the professional association, the occupa-tion, or to workmates?Thus, before ... HR practitioners — need to consider the significant impactsupon employees’ levels of identification with their workgroups or the socialcategories with which they identify. This second impact...