Bridging Structure-Agency Divide: A Structurational Approach to Institutional Adaptation and Innovation

Bridging Structure-Agency Divide: A Structurational Approach to Institutional Adaptation and Innovation

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Main Author: Chua, Jaime D.
Language:English
Published: Case Western Reserve University Doctor of Management / OhioLINK 2010
Subjects:
Management
International NGO
strategizing
business environment
institutions
routines
innovation
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=casedm1568731826882752
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-casedm15687318268827522021-08-03T07:12:54Z Bridging Structure-Agency Divide: A Structurational Approach to Institutional Adaptation and Innovation Chua, Jaime D. Management International NGO strategizing business environment institutions routines innovation Organizational adaptation and innovation are affected by institutional “rules of the game,” or “rule-following behavior,” or, the mediating relationship between the two. The conceptual, qualitative, and quantitative studies combined the three institutional concepts in an integrated analytical framework. In the conceptual and qualitative study of an international NGO, the central questions are: How do the practices of formal deliberate and emergent strategizing evolve over time through ostensive and performative routines, and how do these routines for strategizing contribute to or hinder organizational adaptation and innovation in strongly institutionalized fields? In the quantitative study of business environment reform in Indonesia, the central question is: Do local government executives or business firms or their complimentarity drive business environment reform? We contend that the traditional focus on agency or social structure as the unit of analysis blurs what goes on inside and between the organizations and blurs a deeper understanding of adaptation and innovation. Hence, in analyzing the international NGO, the unit of analysis was the interactions between top-level management and middle-level management. In the case of business environment reform, the unit of analysis was the interactions between local government leaders and business firms. Overall, the international NGO study suggests that the NGO innovated by proactively rule-shopping in search of more flexible donor routines and rule-interpreting to modify donor rules to its advantage. The business environment reform study reveals that government leadership and informal public-private dialogues facilitated institutional reform while collusion and dissatisfaction with basic services reduced support for reform. 2010 English text Case Western Reserve University Doctor of Management / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=casedm1568731826882752 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=casedm1568731826882752 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Management
International NGO
strategizing
business environment
institutions
routines
innovation
spellingShingle Management
International NGO
strategizing
business environment
institutions
routines
innovation
Chua, Jaime D.
Bridging Structure-Agency Divide: A Structurational Approach to Institutional Adaptation and Innovation
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title Bridging Structure-Agency Divide: A Structurational Approach to Institutional Adaptation and Innovation
title_short Bridging Structure-Agency Divide: A Structurational Approach to Institutional Adaptation and Innovation
title_full Bridging Structure-Agency Divide: A Structurational Approach to Institutional Adaptation and Innovation
title_fullStr Bridging Structure-Agency Divide: A Structurational Approach to Institutional Adaptation and Innovation
title_full_unstemmed Bridging Structure-Agency Divide: A Structurational Approach to Institutional Adaptation and Innovation
title_sort bridging structure-agency divide: a structurational approach to institutional adaptation and innovation
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