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Institutional Dynamics in International Organizations: Lessons from the Recruitment Procedures of the European External Action Service

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: This article examines how organizational designs develop by proposing a novel theoretical framework that views organizational change as resulting from a dialectic process between interpretive agents. The key claim is that existing formal procedures (such as recruitment processes, our empirical focal point) are subject to involved actors’ interpretive efforts. This results in a bargaining situation based on the interpretations of the principal actors, which may induce a feedback loop whereby the original procedures are amended. The empirical relevance of the theoretical argument is illustrated via a case study of the hiring procedures in the European External Action Service.

Source: Organization Studies

DOI: 10.1177/0170840614544558

Authors: Zuzana Murdoch, Benny Geys

Institutions: University of Bremen, University of Agder, BI Norwegian Business School

Language: English

Topic: Management and Organizational Studies

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2019612654

FWCI: 9.531

Cites: 69

Cited by: 15

Related to: 10