Title: Institutionalizing the Family Business: The Role of Professional Associations in Fostering a Change of Values
Abstract:The authors examine the role played by a voluntary professional association as a carrier of mimetic and normative institutional pressures in the institutionalization of new governance practices among ...The authors examine the role played by a voluntary professional association as a carrier of mimetic and normative institutional pressures in the institutionalization of new governance practices among family businesses. They observe how a change in guiding values within family businesses is led by an institutional champion actively involved in the professional association. This institutional champion bridges the gap between micro-level change at the firm level and the professional association’s macro-level discourse. This study makes several contributions to both family business research and institutional theory.Read More
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-08-26
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
Access and Citation
Cited By Count: 95
AI Researcher Chatbot
Get quick answers to your questions about the article from our AI researcher chatbot