Challenging conventions: roles and processes during non-isomorphic institutional change

Delbridge, Rick ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8451-265X and Edwards, Timothy James ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6034-1948 2008. Challenging conventions: roles and processes during non-isomorphic institutional change. Human Relations 61 (3) , pp. 299-325. 10.1177/0018726708088996

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Abstract

In this article we theorize the early moments of non-isomorphic institutional change. In avoiding the `hero imagery' of the individual institutional entrepreneur we emphasize the role of different actors and broader historical processes in explaining the substantive changes and developments in the superyacht industry between the late 1960s and early 1980s. Particular attention is given to explaining the significance of entrepreneurialism, opposition, opportunity creation and change consumption during the early moments of de- and pre-institutionalization. Broader processes of consumption, authentication, regulation and technological development are also key. In summary, the article demonstrates the value of a relational approach for understanding institutionalization.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Agency; institutional theory; Non-isomorphic change; Relational approach; Relational Sociology; Roles and conventions
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
ISSN:	0018-7267
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2022 09:51
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/22402

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