A patchwork of identities: emergence of charter schools as a new organizational form

Jha, Harsh K. and Beckman, Christine M. 2017. A patchwork of identities: emergence of charter schools as a new organizational form. Seidel, Marc-David and Greve, Henrich R., eds. Emergence, Vol. 50. Research in the Sociology of Organizations, Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 69-107. (10.1108/S0733-558X20170000050003)

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Abstract

We examine the emergence of an organizational form, charter schools, in Oakland, California. We link field-level logics to organizational founding identities using topic modeling. We find corporate and community founding actors create distinct and consistent identities, whereas more peripheral founders indulge in more unique identity construction. We see the settlement of the form into a stable ecosystem with multiple identity codes rather than driving toward a single organizational identity. The variety of identities that emerge do not always map onto field-level logics. This has implications for the conditions under which organizational innovation and experimentation within a new form may develop.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Publisher:	Emerald Publishing Limited
ISBN:	9781786359155
Date of Acceptance:	2017
Last Modified:	07 Jul 2021 15:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/142385

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