This chapter advances the theoretical construct of institutional innovation, which we define as novel, useful and legitimate change that disrupts, to varying degrees, the cognitive, normative, or regulative mainstays of an organizational field. Institutional innovation, like all innovation, is both novel and useful, but differs in that it is also legitimate, credible and appropriate. Legitimacy...

Actors who support dissimilar institutional models can overcome conflict and move toward mutually beneficial coexistence. To see how, we studied the emergence of venture philanthropy, a rationalized approach to organizational philanthropy in Europe. Our analysis leverages multiple sources of data and focuses on field-configuring events as settings for interactions. We show how convening—bringin...

Drawing on the theory of social action in organizational and institutional sociology, this paper examines the behavioral consequences of plural logics of action. It addresses the question based on the empirical case of plural medical systems that are composed of both biomedicine and alternative medicine. Applying mixed methods of a cross-national panel data analysis and a content analysis of me...

This study has been carried out to reveal what kinds of mechanisms have used in the management institutional complexity Turkish electricity sector where multiple logics effective since 2001. In this study, especially, it shown that how companies coped with conflictual demands environmental, public and market logics. Qualitative research methods study. An answer question produced data collected ...

University-industry collaboration now extends beyond traditional intermediary structures and logics, enabled by more contemporary virtual networks digital formats. This however poses new strategic operational challenges for effective responsive knowledge transfer. The purpose of this paper is to compare models transfer intermediaries in university-industry with emerging, (network-based) explori...

Purpose This article aims to increase the understanding of role individual actors and arenas in dealing with multiple institutional logics family firms. Design/methodology/approach study follows a case-study approach two family-owned newspaper companies. Based on interviews secondary sources, empirical material was analysed focussing three logics, that is, logic, management logic journalistic l...