Institutional Change in Large Law Firms: A Resource Dependency and Institutional Perspective

Sherer, Peter D.; Lee, Kyungmook

doi:10.5465/3069287

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“…For instance, in a study of the diffusion of human resource practices among law firms, Sherer and Lee (2002) failed to find support for the notion that competitive-technical pressures explained early, but not later, adoption. Similarly, Kraatz and Zajac (1996) found no link between technical variables and early versus late adoption of professional degree programs in American liberal arts colleges.…”

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Institutionalization, Framing, and Diffusion: The Logic of TQM Adoption and Implementation Decisions among U.S. Hospitals

Kennedy

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2009

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We extend institutional theory's account of diffusion by examining the interplay between economic and social considerations in adoption decisions. Drawing on organizational decision-making research, we argue that both early and late adopters respond to framing and interpreting adoption decision situations as opportunities versus threats. Using data on the diffusion of total quality management (TQM) among U.S. hospitals, we found that motivations to appear legitimate coexist with motivations to realize economic performance improvement, and that issue perception is related to the extent of practice implementation. These findings prompt rethinking of the classic institutional diffusion model.

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Section: Rethinking Adoption Motivationsmentioning

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Institutionalization, Framing, and Diffusion: The Logic of TQM Adoption and Implementation Decisions among U.S. Hospitals

Kennedy

Fiss

2009

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“…Innym elementem, świadczącym o kulturze danej profesji, może być system awansowania profesjonalisty w strukturach firm profesjonalnych: np. w dużych kancelariach prawniczych (w przeciwieństwie do firm architektonicznych czy inżynierskich) jest stosowany sytem «up or out» (awans albo zwolnienie), [Sherer, Lee, 2002].…”

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Zawód, profesja i kultura profesjonalna

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StreszczenieCelem pracy jest zarysowanie tematu profesji i kultury profesjonalnej w teorii organizacji i zarządzania oraz ukazanie ich istotnej roli w życiu poszczególnych osób, grup społecznych i organizacji. Artykuł przedstawia również interpretację zagadnienia profesji i profesjonalizacji w zarysie historycznym. Mimo że badania nad profesją i kulturą profesji były prowadzone już sto lat temu, to dopiero w latach osiemdziesiątych XX wieku zaczęto postrzegać kulturę zawodową oraz kulturę organizacji jako ważne dziedziny nauki o zarządzaniu. Różnorodność kultur poszczególnych grup społecznych może następować poprzez wspólnotę wykonywanej pracy i pozycję społeczną [Znaniecki, 1921].Słowa kluczowe: zawód, profesja, kultura profesjonalna JOB, PROFESSION AND PROFESSIONAL CULTURE SummaryThis paper aims to outline the topic of profession and professional culture in the theory of organisation and management, and to emphasise their significant role in the lives of people, groups, and organisations. The author also presents an interpretation of profession and professionalisation from a historical perspective. Although research on profession and professional culture was already carried out one hundred years ago, it was only in the 1980s when professional culture and organisational culture came to be seen as important fields of management science. A diversification of the cultures of different social groups can be a result of shared work or the social position of their members [Znaniecki, 1921].

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“…According to Sherer and Lee (2002), the scarcity of resources motivates, and legitimacy enables, institutional change; in their study, they find that innovation has occurred with prestigious companies that faced scarce resources and had the legitimacy to change the rules and resources. Lounsbury and Glynn (2001) argue that the institutional strategy of new entrepreneurs resides in the narratives they tell about their capital stock in order to legitimize their businesses; these narratives allow acquiring new capital and subsequently generating wealth and accumulation (of new capital).…”

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Economic rents and legitimacy: incorporating elements of organizational analysis institutional theory to the field of business strategy

2007

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RESUMOAs fontes de rendas econômicas, tais como definidas no referencial predominante em estratégia empresarial, são suficientes para a obtenção e manutenção de retornos superiores pelas empresas? O referencial desenvolvido no arcabouço conceitual da Teoria Institucional pode contribuir com os gestores na compreensão do processo da estratégia e suas possibilidades, especialmente por destacar o papel central da legitimidade, a influência de múltiplas esferas institucionais, as pressões por isomorfismo, o comportamento cerimonial e o decoupling, dentre outros elementos, que não são diretamente endereçados pelo mainstream de Estratégia Empresarial, mas que podem afetar significativamente o desempenho das firmas. Propõe-se que esses elementos precisam ser considerados na busca e obtenção de rendas econômicas, ainda que a capacidade de articulá-los intencionalmente esteja limitada pela racionalidade, condição de agência e imersão social do gestor.Palavras-chave: estratégia; teoria institucional; legitimidade; estratégia institucional. ABSTRACTAre sources of economic rent, as defined by the prevalent business strategy paradigm, sufficient to attain and maintain superior returns? The perspective developed within the conceptual framework of the Institutional Theory may offer managers a contribution towards understanding the strategy process and its potentialities, particularly by stressing the leading role played by legitimacy, the influence of many institutional spheres, the isomorphic pressures, ceremonial behavior and decoupling, among other elements, that mainstream business strategy fails to address directly, but which may have a significant effect on firm performance. We advance that these elements must be accounted for in the pursuit and acquisition of economic rents, even if the ability to articulate them purposefully is constrained by rationality, agency conditions and the manager's social embeddedness.

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Institutional Change in Large Law Firms: A Resource Dependency and Institutional Perspective

Cited by 164 publications

References 12 publications

Institutionalization, Framing, and Diffusion: The Logic of TQM Adoption and Implementation Decisions among U.S. Hospitals

Institutionalization, Framing, and Diffusion: The Logic of TQM Adoption and Implementation Decisions among U.S. Hospitals

Zawód, profesja i kultura profesjonalna

Economic rents and legitimacy: incorporating elements of organizational analysis institutional theory to the field of business strategy

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