articleAcademy of Management JournalFeb 1, 2002Closed access

THEORIZING CHANGE: THE ROLE OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS IN THE TRANSFORMATION OF INSTITUTIONALIZED FIELDS.

RGRoyston GreenwoodCRC. R. HiningsRSRoy Suddaby

University of Alberta · University of Iowa

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Abstract

This study examines the role of professional associations in a changing, highly institutionalized organizational field and suggests that they play a significant role in legitimating change. A model...

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  • Organizational change
  • Field (mathematics)
  • Transformation (genetics)
  • Sociology
  • Psychology
  • Economic geography
  • Public relations
  • Social psychology
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