The anatomy of change : a neo-institutionalist perspective / / editors, Steen Scheuer, John Damm Scheuer

• Pubblicazione: [Copenhagen], : Copenhagen Business School Press; Portland, OR, : Distribution : North America, International Specialized Book Services, c2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 320 p. : ill
• Soggetto topico: Organizational change; Industrial management
• Altri autori: ScheuerSteen ScheuerJohn Damm
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: The Anatomy of Change -- Notes on Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Convergence and Divergence in Organizational Fields -- Explaining Divergence and Heterogeneity -- Contributions Related to this Theme -- The Role of Ideas in Institutional Change -- Contributions Related to this Theme -- The Role of Materiality in the Institutionalization of Routines -- Routines and institutions -- Contributions Related to this Theme -- Institutionalism Compared to other Metaphors of Change -- Contributions Related to this Theme -- Theoretical Questions Related to Institutional Change -- References -- Section I CHANGING ORGANIZATIONS -- Chapter 2 -- Introduction -- Interpreting Means and Goals in the Library -- The Critical Incident Technique -- Four Modes of Innovation and their Emphasis on Means and Goals -- Entrepreneurial Innovation -- Institutional Innovation -- Open Innovation -- Strategic Reflexive Innovation -- The Case: Danish Public Libraries -- The Library Watch: A New Entry-Point to Avoid User Exit -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Discourse of Change as Values-Driven Management -- Institutional Theory and Values-Driven Management of Change -- Institutionalization of Values and Organizational Legitimacy -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 -- Section One: Introduction -- Sector-Specific Success Criteria -- Systemic Success Criteria -- Section Two: The Criteria and their Fulfillment -- Section Three: The Context -- Section Four: Reforms, Fulfillment of Success Criteria at a Higher level, and More Control -- Section Five: The Long-Term Development of Success Criteria -- Section Six: The Direct External Cross-Sector Success Criteria and their Fulfillment -- Section Seven: Conclusion -- Appendix A: Relevant Questions from The Questionnaire -- Appendix B: The Survey -- References -- Chapter 5 -- Introduction. ; Translation as an Approach to Institutional Change -- Translation is Introduced in Scandinavian Neoinstitutionalism -- Scandinavian Institutionalists: Translating Translation -- Analytical Perspective -- Translation as Association in the Encounter of Idea and Practice -- Breaking Down the Change Process Into Episodes -- Analyzing the Content and Development During Episodes -- The Model of Association Compared to Other Models -- Analysis -- Introduction to the Two Cases -- Analysis of First Case -- Translation of Clinical Pathways in the Clinic for Orthopaedic Surgery -- First Episode: August-September 1996 -- Second Episode: September-October 1996 -- Third Episode: October 1996-February 1997 -- Analysis of Second Case -- Translation of Clinical Pathways in the Psychiatric Ward -- First Episode: April 1997-January 1998 -- Second Episode: January-September 1998 -- Third Episode: October 1998-December 2000 -- Comparison of Cases -- Discussion -- How May Processes of Organizational Change be Studied and Explained as a Translation Process, where an Idea Encounters Practice? -- When Applying the Model of Association, How Can Processes of Convergence and Divergence in Organizations be Explained? -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6 -- Introduction -- Research Communities in Focus -- Analytical Strategy -- Assumptions About the Social Sciences -- Steps in the Analysis -- Analysis of the Three Approaches -- Cochrane: An Evidence-Based Approach to Change -- From Best Evidence to Best Practice -- Recent developments -- Analysis -- Implementation: Top-Down, Bottom-Up, and Combined Perspectives on Change -- Implementation as Part of the Policy Process -- Roots of Implementation Studies -- Top-Down Implementation -- Bottom-Up Implementation -- Combined Perspectives -- Recent Developments -- Analysis -- Change as Translation. ; Translation in Actor-Network Theory -- Models of Translation in New Institutional Theory -- Translation as Ideas that Travel -- Translation as Editing and Imitation -- Translation as Diffusion of Recipes -- Translation as Organizing of Action-Nets -- Translation as Communication -- Translation as Association -- Recent Developments -- Analysis -- Comparative Analysis -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 -- Introduction -- Actor-Network Theory: Alliances, Translation, Symmetry, and Routine -- State of the Art: Routines as Reproductive Interaction Patterns -- Routines as Knowledge in Practice -- Identity and Organizational Routine -- Routines as Enacted Narratives -- Different Articulations of Routines and the Role of Materials -- Meeting the Studied Field -- Case Description -- Part 1: The Effort of Casting a Valve at AVK GUMMI A/S -- Analyzing the Case: "Rubber is Alive," or the Difficulty withControlling Rubber -- Part 2: Handing Over the Uncontrollable Product -- Analyzing the Case: Re-Identifying the Uncontrollable Object -- Routines as Double Interacts -- Performative Materials -- The Introduction of External Pressure and Temporal Order -- The Role of Narratives -- Tensioned mutuality -- Conclusion -- References -- Section II CHANGING SOCIETIES -- Chapter 8 -- Introduction -- Towards a Typology of Ideas and Ideational Change -- Theoretical Ideas -- Normative Ideas -- Analytical Ideas -- Cognitive Ideas -- Ideational Change within the CAP -- Changes in Cognitive Ideas within the CAP -- From Cognitive to Analytical Ideas within the CAP -- Changes in Normative Ideas within the CAP -- Changes in Theoretical Ideas within the CAP -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9 -- Introduction -- Cognitive Legitimacy -- Social Movements and Frames -- Analytical Procedures -- The Case -- Data Sources -- Data Analysis -- Results -- The Mature Field of Quebec. ; The Need for Legitimation -- The Legitimation Process -- Individual Preference -- Strategic Reframing -- Local Grounding -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10 -- Introduction -- 1. Trends in Membership and Density -- 1.1. The Basic Structure of Unionism in Denmark -- 1.2. Trends in Membership and External Structure -- 2. Trends in the Occupational and Industrial Composition of the Labor Movement -- 3. Changes in Labor Law and Policies -- 3.1. The Active Labor Market Policy -- 3.2. Other Changes in Labor Law -- 4. Trends in the Union Impacts on Wages and other Economic Conditions -- 4.1. Unions and Wages under Decentralization -- 4.2. Union Impact on Economic Conditions More Generally -- The Parental Leave Fund -- 5. Trends in Strikes and other Disputes as well as Dispute-Resolution Methodologies -- 5.1. Strikes and Industrial Conflicts -- 5.2. Trends in Dispute-Resolution Methodologies -- 6. Changes in the Political Orientation and Regulation of Unions -- 7. Conclusion: Institutional Perspectives on Future directions and alternative scenarios -- 7.1. EU Regime Impact -- 7.2. Small-Country Exceptionalism: Can it Continue? -- 7.3. The Need for Collective Bargaining Innovation -- References -- Section III CONCLUSION -- Chapter 11 -- Introduction -- Main Issues of NeoInstitutional Theory and Change -- Antimonies in Neoinstitutional Theory -- Calculus v. Culture -- Morphogenesis v. Morphostasis -- Rational Choice and the Collective Action Paradox -- Conclusion: The Anatomy of Change -- References.
• Titolo autorizzato: The anatomy of change
• ISBN: 87-630-9951-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814480403321
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