Institutional Complexity and Organizational Responses

Greenwood, Royston; Raynard, Mia; Kodeih, Farah; Micelotta, Evelyn; Lounsbury, Michael

doi:10.1080/19416520.2011.590299

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“…Second, in situations with moderate resource dependence of corporations upon the state, such as in competitive industries, or situations with multiple and fragmented environment constituents (Greenwood et al 2011), such as less market-oriented regions, it is both necessary and feasible for organizations to resist government demands to protect firm interests. In these situations, political connections thus serve as a buffer, helping firms protect their interests from rent expropriation (Xin and Pearce 1996).…”

Section: Institutional Contingency Of Political Connectionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Do Political Connections Buffer Firms from or Bind Firms to the Government? A Study of Corporate Charitable Donations of Chinese Firms

Zhang

Marquis

Qiao

2016

Organization Science

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D o political connections buffer firms from or bind firms to the government? To examine this theoretical puzzle, we distinguish two types of managerial political connections, ascribed and achieved, and theorize that these different types of ties either buffer firms from or bind firms to government demands. Furthermore, we propose that these effects are contingent on both industrial and regional institutional conditions. We test our framework with a unique panel data set of privately controlled listed firms' charitable donations in China from 2001 to 2012. We find that firms whose executives have ascribed bureaucratic connections are more likely to use their connections as a buffer from governmental donation pressure, particularly in competitive industries and less market-oriented regions, whereas in state-monopolized industries this buffering effect is reduced. In contrast, achieved political connections are more likely to serve a binding function that facilitates donation, particularly in state-monopolized industries and more market-oriented regions, but in less marketoriented regions, they buffer firms from the pressure to donate. Our research contributes to the literatures on the effects of political connections, the institutional contingencies of political connections, and the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate political activities (CPA).Keywords: political connections; corporate charitable donation; resource dependence; institutional environment History: Published online in Articles in Advance September 29, 2016. IntroductionAs institutional linkages that span firms and governmental authorities, firms' political connections are a key component of corporate political strategy in both developed and emerging economies (Hillman 2005, Hillman et al. 1999, Peng and Luo 2000. However, the effects of political connections on firm behavior and outcomes are not clear (Sun et al. 2012). Many studies focus on the benefits from such linkages and indicate that political connections have a "buffering" effect; that is, they provide a buffer for the organization from competitive and regulatory forces via access to information, influence, and legitimacy (Hillman 2005, Hillman et al. 1999, Lester et al. 2008, Peng and Luo 2000. Research has shown that firms can employ their political capital to shield themselves from unwanted political interference, unfavorable regulations, and/or various forms of government rent expropriation (Mellahi et al. 2016). Even in the United States, political connections have been shown to help firms when they deal with regulators (Correia 2014, Yu andYu 2011). In emerging markets, such a buffering effect is seen as an effective mechanism to protect firms from government rent-seeking behavior (Chen et al. 2011, Dieleman andBoddewyn 2012).In contrast, other studies consider these connections from the perspective of the government and emphasize the necessary costs of such linkages for the firm. From this perspective, political connections have a "binding" effect, ...

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Section: Institutional Contingency Of Political Connectionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Do Political Connections Buffer Firms from or Bind Firms to the Government? A Study of Corporate Charitable Donations of Chinese Firms

Zhang

Marquis

Qiao

2016

Organization Science

318

348

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“…Reay, Jaskiewicz e Hinings (2015) citam o hibridismo como uma das três formas de os atores administrarem as contradições ou conflitos que existem ao longo de um conjunto de lógicas coexistentes. Processos de logic blending (GLYNN;LOUNSBURY, 2005), hybridization ou hibridismo de lógicas (BOXENBAUM, 2004, GREENWOOD;RAYNARD;KODEIH;MICELOTTA;LOUNSBURY, 2011, MARS;LOUNSBURY, 2009) são ressaltados por apresentarem uma versão alternativa e bastante plausível à noção de lógica dominante.…”

Section: A Abordagem De Lógicas E O Processo Decisório Em Organizaçõesunclassified

Reflexões ao Campo de Processo Decisório a Partir da Abordagem de Lógicas Institucionais

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-668 - Reflexões ao Campo de Processo Decisório a Partir da Abordagem de Lógicas Institucionais Reflexões ao Campo de pRoCesso deCisóRio a paRtiR da aboRdagem de lógiCas instituCionaisReflections on the decision-making process based on institutional logics ResumoEstudos sobre o processo decisório organizacional indicam a importância da adoção de novas perspectivas teóricas, que possibilitem avanços na compreensão deste processo. Desta forma, neste ensaio teórico analisa-se o processo decisório sob a perspectiva das lógicas institucionais, considerando as influências de racionalidades múltiplas neste processo. Como referenciais para esta análise, apresenta-se a evolução dos conhecimentos sobre processo decisório; lógicas institucionais como abordagem recente do institucionalismo sociológico; o hibridismo de lógicas institucionais; relações entre os campos do institucionalismo e processo decisório. As contribuições do artigo se ancoram em três pontos. Primeiro, há relação entre as lógicas institucionais e as decisões tomadas nas organizações. Segundo, o conceito permite uma compreensão ampla sobre conflitos e inconsistências que promovem oportunidades para a agência e a variabilidade de práticas, considerando a ação como socialmente imersa. Finalmente, ao integrar o hibridismo de lógicas em estudos de processo decisório, amplia-se o conhecimento sobre mudança organizacional, à medida que isso depende de decisões sobre quais elementos de formas organizacionais devem ser mantidos ou substituídos.Palavras-chave: Processo decisório. Lógicas institucionais. Hibridismo.

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“…For eksempel vil matrisestrukturer preges av større organisatorisk kompleksitet enn enkle hierarkiske strukturer. Organisasjoner kan oppleve institusjonell kompleksitet når motsetningsfylte forventninger, normer og verdier eksisterer samtidig (Greenwood et al 2011). Dette beskriver organisasjoner som en møteplass for ulike institusjonelle logikker (Reay og Hinings 2009;Greenwood et al 2010).…”

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Institutional Complexity and Organizational Responses

Cited by 1,388 publications

References 220 publications

Do Political Connections Buffer Firms from or Bind Firms to the Government? A Study of Corporate Charitable Donations of Chinese Firms

Do Political Connections Buffer Firms from or Bind Firms to the Government? A Study of Corporate Charitable Donations of Chinese Firms

Reflexões ao Campo de Processo Decisório a Partir da Abordagem de Lógicas Institucionais

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