Micro-institutional Change and Organization Design: A Process Model of Logic Elaboration

• Fu, Xin 
• Tang, Ganqi 

Abstract

We　develop　a　process　model　of　logic　elaboration　from　a　case　study　of　a　China-based　financial　training　company.　Based　on　8　years’　of　real　time　observations　and　interviews,　we　theorize　how　a　firm　steeped　in　a　professional　logic　endogenously　initiates　a　micro-institutional　change　to　elaborate　on　its　professional　logic　by　incorporating　elements　from　a　market　logic.　The　findings　suggest　that　recognition,　experimentation,　articulation,　and　infusion　are　the　key　processes　that　underlie　logic　elaborations.　Our　study　contributes　to　literatures　on　institutional　change　and　organizational　design　by　documenting　empirically　how　a　dominant　logic　could　enable　actors　to　incorporate　an　alternative　logic　through　organizational　design.

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[Fu, Xin; Tang, Ganqi] CEIBS

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