Organizational Diversity and Change in Institutional Theory

Kondra, Alex Z.; Hinings, C. R.

doi:10.1177/017084069801900502

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“…As institutional theory suggests, compliance to the organizational environment is vital for both organizational survival and competitiveness. This pressure to adapt to the environment is rooted not only in efficiency concerns, but also in the need to gain legitimacy (Kondra & Hinnings, 1998). Although banks exist on their core banking functions, which are solely economic, they strive to construct their identities on non-economic concerns in order to be perceived as trustworthy corporate citizens that exist for the benefit of society.…”

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“…This means that organizations manage to survive and gain legitimacy by copying each other's actions. The norms and values of the organizational field, the context where socially constructed practices are reproduced and outspread (Greenwood, Suddaby, & Hinings, 2002), determine organizational norms (Kondra & Hinnings, 1998). Therefore, organizations need to adapt to the rules and requirements of the environment not only for efficiency, but also to gain legitimacy (Kondra & Hinnings, 1998).…”

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The online presence of Turkish banks: Communicating the softer side of corporate identity

Özdora-Akşak

Atakan-Duman

2015

Public Relations Review

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a b s t r a c tThis study tries to understand the process of organizational identity construction and the role of public relations in assisting this process. This study focuses on Turkey's banking sector to understand how organizational identities are constructed and supported by corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in addition to how they are communicated to stakeholders. The corporate websites and social media accounts (Facebook and Twitter) of the eight largest banks in Turkey are examined through thematic content analysis to understand their identity construction processes and how much they benefit from CSR activities in this process. Institutional theory is utilized in this study to get a deeper understanding of the role of CSR in organizational identity construction. The results reveal that online presence of banks in Turkey tends to emphasize the softer, especially socially responsible side of their organizational identities.

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Section: Public Relations and Organizational Identitymentioning

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The online presence of Turkish banks: Communicating the softer side of corporate identity

Özdora-Akşak

Atakan-Duman

2015

Public Relations Review

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“…Indeed, institutional theory has successfully explained how conforming to societal expectations increases legitimacy, reduces uncertainty, and increases standardization. However, institutional theory has been criticized (e.g., Kondra and Hinings, 1998;Powell, 1991) for ignoring organizational diversity and how organizations change since, under the institutional perspective, there are few incentives to innovate since adopting unique strategies can seriously hinder the company's legitimacy (Deephouse, 1996).…”

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Can Institutional Forces Create Competitive Advantage? An Empirical Examination of Environmental Innovation

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We examine institutional pressures as antecedents of environmental innovation. Drawing on institutional theory and a resourced-based view of the company, we argue that regulatory and normative forces influence the companies' propensity to innovate in environmental-related projects. Furthermore, we suggest that this relationship is contingent on the availability and specificity of the companies' resources. These relationships were tested using environmental patents and citations of 340 publicly-traded companies from polluting industries in the U.S. Results suggest that institutional pressures can be a source of competitive advantage, and regulatory forces are becoming more strongly associated with environmental innovations as the intensity of companies' R&D activities increase.

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“…The organizational structure of a firm is explained by the institutional theory (Kondra & Hinings, 1998). Institutional theory has its centre of attention directed at the deeper and more resilient aspects of organizational structures (Chandler, 1962;Zucker, 1987).…”

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Synergy of Top Management Team Demographics, Strategy and Structure: Empirical Evidence on Performance of Public Enterprises

Awino¹,

Francis²

2018

IJBM

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The study conceptualized the collective effect of TMT demographics, corporate strategy and organizational structure on performance of Kenyan PEs. TMT demographics have been posited to influence performance however; this position has been largely tautological and hence required more empirical testing. The study adopted a cross-sectional descriptive survey in which a semi-structured questionnaire was used to obtain data. The questionnaire was administered through a drop and pick method to a sample of 117 Chief Executive Officers. The study used both descriptive and inferential statistics for purposes of data analysis. Descriptive statistics used included mean, standard deviation, coefficients of variation (CVs) and t-tests. Inferential analysis involved the use of multivariate and hierarchical regression analyses. The findings of the study indicated that jointly TMT demographics, corporate strategy and organizational structure significantly influenced performance of PEs. The findings informed theories (upper echelon, configuration, institutional an behavioural theory of the firm) by showing their relevance and applicability in day-to-day organizational operation; decision makers at managerial level are guided on how to choose TMTs with the right mix of demographics, and policy makers on development of guidelines and policies that define the required TMT demographics during recruitment who can develop corporate strategies and adopt structures that bring about stellar performance. The limitations of this study pin-points some areas that need further research in the future. For instance, a qualitative research with variables such as culture and leadership could be considered for future research.

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Organizational Diversity and Change in Institutional Theory

Cited by 270 publications

References 52 publications

The online presence of Turkish banks: Communicating the softer side of corporate identity

The online presence of Turkish banks: Communicating the softer side of corporate identity

Can Institutional Forces Create Competitive Advantage? An Empirical Examination of Environmental Innovation

Synergy of Top Management Team Demographics, Strategy and Structure: Empirical Evidence on Performance of Public Enterprises

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