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Local variation in world society: six characteristics of global diffusion

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT We review world society research that theorises differences rather than similarities in diffusion into local settings. Six characteristics of global diffusion processes, most of which contribute directly to local variation, are featured: structural embeddedness, decoupling, domestication, multiple diffusion, contingent diffusion, and multi-level diffusion. We illustrate each characteristic with examples from, and applications to, the global movement for corporate social responsibility.

Source: European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology

DOI: 10.1080/23254823.2016.1211484

Authors: Shawn Pope, John W. Meyer

Institution: Stanford University

Language: English

Topic: Management and Organizational Studies

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W2475554175

FWCI: 8.424

Cites: 101

Cited by: 50

Related to: 10