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The iron cage revisited: Institutional isomorphism and collective rationality in organizational fields (Chinese Translation)
Paul DiMaggio,Walter W. Powell +1 more
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In this article, the authors argue that rational actors make their organizations increasingly similar as they try to change them, and describe three isomorphic processes-coercive, mimetic, and normative.Abstract:
What makes organizations so similar? We contend that the engine of rationalization and bureaucratization has moved from the competitive marketplace to the state and the professions. Once a set of organizations emerges as a field, a paradox arises: rational actors make their organizations increasingly similar as they try to change them. We describe three isomorphic processes-coercive, mimetic, and normative—leading to this outcome. We then specify hypotheses about the impact of resource centralization and dependency, goal ambiguity and technical uncertainty, and professionalization and structuration on isomorphic change. Finally, we suggest implications for theories of organizations and social change.read more
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A natural resource-based view of the firm
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Relative absorptive capacity and interorganizational learning
Peter J. Lane,Michael Lubatkin +1 more
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International business responses to institutional voids
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An Examination of Differences between Organizational Legitimacy and Organizational Reputation
TL;DR: The authors empirically examined two antecedents of the financial, regulatory, and public dimensions of legitimacy and reputation in a population of US commercial banks and found that isomorphism improves legitimacy, but its effects on reputation depend on the bank's reputation.
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Toward a General Theory of Strategic Action Fields
Neil Fligstein,Doug McAdam +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a brief sketch of a general theory of strategic action fields (SAFs) is given, with a discussion of the main elements of the theory, describe the broader environment in which any SAF is embedded, consider the dynamics of stability and change in SAFs, and end with a respectful critique of other contemporary perspectives on social structure and agency.
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Managing Successful Organizational Change in the Public Sector
Sergio Fernandez,Hal G. Rainey +1 more
TL;DR: This paper found that organizational change in government agencies has not induced a high volume of articles that explicitly address the topic in public administration journals, but that there are prominent exceptions to this observation (e.g., Bryson and Anderson 2000; Chackerian and Mavima 2000; Mani 1995; Wise 2002 ).
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Multiple Institutional Logics in Organizations: Explaining Their Varied Nature and Implications
Marya L. Besharov,Wendy K. Smith +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose a framework that delineates types of logic multiplicity within organizations, and link these types with different outcomes, and explain how field, organizational, and individual factors influence these two dimensions.
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Land use transitions: Socio-ecological feedback versus socio-economic change
Eric F. Lambin,Patrick Meyfroidt +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore whether the sources of land use transitions are mostly endogenous socio-ecological forces or exogenous socio-economic factors, and evaluate the varying ecological quality of expanding forests associated with these pathways.