Institutional inertia and practice variation

Journal of Organizational Change Management, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 35(3), P. 463 - 487

Published: Jan. 8, 2022

Purpose Institutional theory had been developed for the purpose of explaining widespread diffusion, mimetic adoption and institutionalization organizational practices. However, further extensions institutional are needed to explain a range different trajectories responses since institutionalized standards constitute minority all diffusing The study presents theoretical framework which offers guidelines predicting various adoption, variation post-adoption scenarios. Design/methodology/approach paper is primarily conceptual in nature, arguments based on previous change literature. Findings notion inertia proposed order provide more detailed explanation when why organizations ignore, adopt, modify, maintain abandon practices way intra-organizational pressures shape, direct constrain these processes. It specified whether will be temporarily eclipsed or it actively manifest itself during adaptation maintaining attempts. distinguishes between four profiles – institutionalized, institutionally friendly, neutral contested can vary along three dimensions: accuracy, extensiveness meaning. outcomes each them completely characterized predicted by only parameters: rate inertia, profile they interpretatively flexible. In turn, an extent intraorganizational resistance new determined their flexibility. Practical implications expected that explanations this offer insights into empirical puzzles supply broader view management changes. study’s propositions help understand what happens after handled organizations, thus moving beyond adoption/rejection dichotomy. Originality/value explores clarifies nature its manifestation over time how shapes short long run. challenges popular assumption literature fast revolutionary transition prerequisite successful change. More broadly, typology offered helps successfully handle complete far depart from norms.

Language: Английский

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Early career teachers’ role in school development and professional learning

Professional Development in Education, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 50(3), P. 460 - 473

Published: Jan. 23, 2024

School improvement efforts rely on teachers' capacity for professional development and learning. We investigate the kind of roles taken by early career teachers (ECTs) with a master's degree from research-based teacher education programme in relation to learning school Norwegian schools after five years profession. The conceptual framework includes research trust. Semi-structured interviews 26 ECTs were analysed using reflective thematic analysis. findings illustrate four different that take: creators, translators, drivers passengers. All become as they enquiry-oriented collaborated colleagues promote bottom-up learning, order improve teaching. Translators capture ECTs' ability translate new curriculum into deep-learning student-active Drivers obtain formal positions schools. Passengers take passive role, are critical system introduces performs high number top-down school-development projects. discuss how want develop relational trust, while may strengthen structural

Language: Английский

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Public health terminology: Hindrance to a Health in All Policies approach?

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Journal Year: 2017, Volume and Issue: 46(1), P. 68 - 73

Published: Sept. 19, 2017

National public health policies in Norway are based on a Health All Policies (HiAP) approach. At the local level, this means that health, as cross-sectional responsibility, should be implemented all municipal sectors by integrating planning and management systems. The paper investigates these processes, focusing use of terminology how is translated from national to contexts. We ask whether terms 'public health' work' suitable when implementing an HiAP approach.A qualitative case study analyses interviews documents was performed three Norwegian municipalities.The results present dilemmas associated with using On one hand, experienced wide, complex, advanced unnecessary. other important for systematic approach towards understanding ideology responsibility. One municipality used alternative terminology.This promotes debate about appropriateness at level. It suggests adaptation necessary, unless it compromises knowledge, responsibility This concludes central factor Public Act

Language: Английский

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The Balanced Scorecard: Fashion or Virus?

Administrative Sciences, Journal Year: 2015, Volume and Issue: 5(2), P. 90 - 124

Published: June 8, 2015

The Balanced Scorecard (BSC) is a one of the most popular and contagious management ideas our time. In previous research diffusion institutionalization BSC has been viewed through different theoretical lenses, notably fashion perspective. Recently virus perspective introduced as an alternative theory how spread, but so far no study applied this in context BSC. paper we show that perspectives provide complementary insights into particularly well suited for explaining infectiousness ways which organizations are exposed to idea. can better explain idea implemented practice organizations, trajectories may take contexts. A combination these two provides fuller picture

Language: Английский

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Entrepreneurial thinking and action in opportunity development: A conceptual process model

International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 38(1), P. 21 - 40

Published: Sept. 20, 2019

This article develops a conceptual process model of how founders develop entrepreneurial ideas into opportunities. Drawing on translation theory, I conceptualise opportunity development as between three interlinked but distinct entities over time: ostensive (abstract ideas), performative (context-specific ideas) and venture offerings. Whereas reside in the realm thinking, offerings actual business worlds action. The identifies learning about abstract nature idea itself (ostensive) through lateral abstraction separates this from developing concrete manifestation time space (performative) vertical concretisation. is different offering, which specific empirical idea. Entrepreneurs receive feedback viability offering social interaction that influence further development. portrays triple-looped driven by types translation, lateral, empirical. It clarifies relationship opportunities maps role thinking action regard.

Language: Английский

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When management concepts enter the public sector: a dual-level translation perspective

Public Management Review, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 22(2), P. 234 - 254

Published: March 1, 2019

We introduce a dual-level translation perspective to advance new understandings of how management concepts are modified when they enter the public sector. concentrate on at two levels; field and organizational level, illustrate workings this dual approach by studying Leadership Pipeline in Danish municipalities. Our analysis reveals original translated into "Public Sector Pipeline", "field level model" inspired municipalities their translations. suggest that changing concept before it enters specific organizations helps organize better fit between values traveling concepts.

Language: Английский

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Reversing the Translation Flow: Moving Organizational Practices from Japan to the U.S.

Journal of Management Studies, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 57(1), P. 57 - 86

Published: Feb. 1, 2019

Abstract Building on the neo‐institutional organizational translation approach and interlingual studies, we undertake an historical case study of movement Japanese practices to USA from 1970s through mid‐1990s. Both American translators struggled bring management models into USA, reversing dominant flow bridging wide differences between sending receiving contexts. We use ecology look at interactions over time translators, translations, processes studied separately in much research. Our paper makes two contributions research translation. First, it develops more precise theoretically‐based categorizations elements – processes. Second, challenges generalizability decontextualization/disembedding recontextualization/re‐embedding that are widely accepted as a necessary process moving across

Language: Английский

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Middle leaders translating knowledge about improvement: Making change in the school and preschool organisation

Journal of Educational Change, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 23(3), P. 315 - 341

Published: March 23, 2021

Abstract This article deepens the knowledge of middle leaders’ impact on school improvement and organisation development. More precisely, it focuses how leaders from comprehensive schools preschools translated strategies tools a municipal course leading into their own organisations. It is based interviews with leaders, teachers, principals at two preschools. Translation theory used as theoretical frame. The findings show that local needs, for several reasons: clarification reduction roles areas; structuring work; engaging involving colleagues in improvement; developing professional culture. When taking role translators, became central to progressing developmental elements study recommends investing provide an understanding translation enable translations aid development

Language: Английский

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Role of social capital in local knowledge evolution and transfer in a network of rural communities coping with landslide disasters in Sri Lanka

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 67, P. 102630 - 102630

Published: Oct. 16, 2021

Landslide disasters occur suddenly, causing multiple socio-economic burdens on developing countries. Preserving and enhancing adapting capacity of locals to landslide is a sustainable solution. Few villages are still sustainably surviving dealing with the damages caused by landslides adopting local knowledge subsequently, passing next generations. Therefore, investigating social capital features their influence transfer essential for preserving these valuable systems. Thus, this study investigates Etanwala Mandaramnuwara in Sri Lanka since communities residing have effectively adapted disasters. In-depth interviews questionnaire surveys were conducted collect data related networks other dimensions. Social network analysis was determine structural dimensions communities, text coding performed acquired interview analyze cognitive relational Consequently, elderly group found be dominant within networks. Moreover, findings presented importance system disaster.

Language: Английский

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The Role of Support Units in Digital Transformation: How Institutional Entrepreneurs Build Capacity for Online Learning in Higher Education

Technology Knowledge and Learning, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 28(4), P. 1745 - 1782

Published: Sept. 1, 2022

Abstract This study used New Institutional Theory to explore how entrepreneurial activities in support units contribute digital transformation higher education Norway. We describe entrepreneurs initiated and operationalized for Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), micro-credentials fully online courses pockets of innovation within existing institutional arrangements. An ambition was understand why capacity building a country described by the Organization Economic Co-operation Development (OECD) as digitally mature is lagging behind other countries. obtained our data from qualitative interviews with faculties staff involved course production. The informants were chosen through strategic sampling faculties, where they filled different roles production such courses. Our findings that strongly contributed emerging social field transformation. Located innovation, provided open platforms, pedagogy design who engaged Yet, also confirm previous research pointing out lack supportive leadership may impede successful institutions. concludes model maturity which be useful researchers stakeholders. can processes environments.

Language: Английский

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