Systems Theory, Societal Contexts, and Organizational Heterogeneity

Hasse, Raimund; Krücken, Georg

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“…Research on institutions can be traced back to the works of Meyer and Rowan (1977) and Meyer and Scott (1983). Definitions in the literature span a wide spectrum (Greenwood et al , 2008) ranging from concepts such as ‘the rules, norms, and ideologies of the wider society’ (Meyer and Rowan, 1983: 84) to broader conceptualizations indicating that they are sectors in society such as business and education (Hasse and Krücken, 2008). In the current study, we offer additional insights into how the institutional framework impacts the strategy context by considering process adoption outcomes during the development of emerging institutional norms.…”

Section: Literature Review and Theoretical Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

The impact of emerging institutional norms on adoption timing decisions: evidence from C‐TPAT—A government antiterrorism initiative

Ritchie

Melnyk

2011

Strategic Management Journal

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Drawing upon an institutional theoretic perspective, this study explores the performance outcomes associated with adoption timing and level of investment in a government antiterrorism initiative-the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT). Using a large-scale sample of C-TPAT certified importers, this study found that performance outcomes for high levels of investment in adoption processes differ depending upon the strength of institutional forces. Specifically, early adopters of C-TPAT processes in a weak institutional context that reported high levels of investment performed no better than firms who invested nominally in the processes, while late adopters in a strong institutional context that reported high investment levels outperformed those that invested nominally. This finding can be explained by viewing C-TPAT as an 'emerging' institution, where forces are coalescing.

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Section: Literature Review and Theoretical Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

The impact of emerging institutional norms on adoption timing decisions: evidence from C‐TPAT—A government antiterrorism initiative

Ritchie

Melnyk

2011

Strategic Management Journal

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“…With regard to these social theories, the discussion of Giddens' theory of structuration, Bourdieu's theory of social fields, and Luhmann's theory of societal differentiation have played a significant role and should continue to inspire institutional thinking. All these theories rely on a differentiated understanding of modern societies that clashes with the strong homogenization assumptions of early neo-institutionalism (Hasse and Krücken, 2008), but anticipate in a broad and elaborate way much of the now thriving discussions on pluralism, complexity, and hybridity. These theories are primarily macro-sociological and allow for a systematic integration of the heterogeneities of modern societies.…”

Section: Theories and Methodological Objectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

New themes in institutional analysis: topics and issues from European research

Krücken¹,

Meyer²,

Walgenbach³

2017

New Themes in Institutional Analysis

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Institutional theory has captured the attention of a wide range of scholars in organizational studies and has become one of the dominant organizational approaches over the past decades. Its roots can be traced to Europe, in particular to the German-speaking countries, leading back to the work of eminent sociological scholars such as Max Weber, Alfred Schütz, Thomas Luckmann, and Peter Berger. Given this legacy, surprisingly enough, it was only in the 1990s that the new institutional theory started to gain ground in the German-speaking countries. While sociological institutionalism had already become a leading paradigm in the English-speaking world (especially in North America) and was also beginning to thrive in Scandinavia (with the SCANCOR -Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational Research -connection to Stanford University), it was regarded somewhat unusual, even 'esoteric' in the German-speaking countries at this time. The few researchers who decided to draw on the perspective were dispersed at different universities and the physical separation together with the diverse research communities they were embedded in, made discussions and exchange of ideas even more difficult. Further, those who worked in the tradition of institutional theory found themselves confronted with the fact that not only were very few colleagues available for discussion and collaboration, but also that the discussions in the circles of the 'uninitiated' were almost exclusively limited to justifying the value of sociological institutionalism and delineating it from other variants of institutional theory, especially economic institutionalism.

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“…The above comprehensive concept of functional differentiation is currently least unpopular in organization studies (Andersen, 2003;Dooley, 2002;Hasse and Krücken, 2008;Nassehi, 2005;Peetz et al, 2010;Roth, 2014;Seidl and Mormann, 2014). Initial applications to management have also targeted the fields of public, regional, or non-profit sector management (Andersen, 2000;Andersen and Pors, 2016;Brans and Rossbach, 1997;Etzkowitz and Leydesdorff, 2000;Leydesdorff, 1996Leydesdorff, , 2005aRennison, 2007;Valentinov, 2012;Valentinov et al, 2015).…”

Section: Applicationsmentioning

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Multiplying the Division of Labour: Functional Differentiation of the Next Key Variables in Management Research

Roth

Sales²,

Kaivo‐oja³

2017

Syst. Res

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In this article, we draw on theories of social differentiation to show that functional differentiation is not about the division of work and organization, but rather about a multiplication of horizons for decision‐making. We argue that a systematic management of functional differentiation makes organizations smarter and more flexible. We corroborate this claim by demonstrations of how a functional approach to functional differentiation facilitates the design of new or the further development of well‐established management tools and research agendas in fields such as entrepreneurship, strategy, and human resource management. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Systems Theory, Societal Contexts, and Organizational Heterogeneity

Cited by 34 publications

References 53 publications

The impact of emerging institutional norms on adoption timing decisions: evidence from C‐TPAT—A government antiterrorism initiative

The impact of emerging institutional norms on adoption timing decisions: evidence from C‐TPAT—A government antiterrorism initiative

New themes in institutional analysis: topics and issues from European research

Multiplying the Division of Labour: Functional Differentiation of the Next Key Variables in Management Research

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