Organizational Identities and Institutions: Dynamics of the Organizational Core as a Question of Path Dependence
Year: 2010
Type: preprint
Abstract: Organizational identity is a mechanism that mediates between external pressures and\ninternal demands on continuity. The concept of organizational identity is considered\nto be central to solving the research problem addressed of combining the effects of\nan institutional environment with the continuity of organizational core structures. In\nthe course of feedback processes between organizational identity and activities, a path\ndependent development of organizational identity can be triggered. In this situation,\norganizations are restrained in their ability to adapt core structures to changing environmental\nconditions.
Author: Stefan Kirchner
Institutions: Max Planck Society, Universität Hamburg
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1512896927