Title: The Effect of Previous Institutional Conformance on Responses to New Institutional Pressures
Abstract:Research suggests that organizations which are highly conforming and embedded in existing institutional expectations are less likely to change when dominating institutions change. This paper argues th...Research suggests that organizations which are highly conforming and embedded in existing institutional expectations are less likely to change when dominating institutions change. This paper argues that in organizational fields with concentrated sources of institutional pressures organizations may be rule-followers. Despite conforming to prevailing institutional frameworks, these organizations are more likely to engage in acquiescent responses when institutional changes are proposed by dominant institutional constituents. Results of longitudinal empirical analyses support the theory of rule-following. Danish municipalities that conformed to traditional bureaucratic principles of organizing were more likely to adopt changes related to modernization efforts proposed by the government and professional associations.Read More
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-07-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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