01592pab a2200181 454500008004000000100002800040245008000068260000900148300001500157520101700172650002601189700001801215700001601233773002601249909001101275999001901286952010501305180718b2015   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aSpyridonidis, Dimitrios  aUnderstanding hybrid roles: the role of identity process amongst physicians  c2015  ap.395-411.  aIncreasing attention has been paid in both public administration and?organizational theory to understanding how physicians assume a ﾑhybridﾒ role as they take on managerial responsibilities. Limited theoretical attention has been devoted to the processes involved in negotiating, developing, and maintaining such a role. We draw on identity theory, using a qualitative, five-year longitudinal case study, to explore how hybrid physician managers in the English National Health Service and the organizations they are situated in achieve this. We highlight the importance of saliency  how central an identity is to an individual's values and beliefs  in managing new identities. We found three differing responses to taking on a hybrid physician manager role, with identity emerging as a mitigating factor for negotiating potentially conflicting roles. We discuss the implications for existing theory and practice in the management of public organizations and identify an agenda for further research. - Reprodu  aPublic administration  aBarlow, James  aHendy, Jane  aPublic Administration  a108767  c108762d108762  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 93, Issue no: 2pAR109227r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR