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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of Contributors
Acknowledgments
Emergence: How Novelty, Growth, and Formation Shape Organizations and Their Ecosystems
Abstract
Introduction
Novelty
Growth
Formation
New Evidence of Each Step
Novelty
Growth
Formation
Discussion and Conclusion
Note
References
Part I Novelty
Different Shades of Green: Environment Uncertainty and the Strategies of Hybrid Organizations
Abstract
Introduction
Theoretical Context
Institutional Uncertainty and Entrepreneurship
Senior Leadership Teams in Hybrid Organizations
Strategic Orientation
Context of the Study
The Rise of a Green Institutional Logic
Methods
Data Collection
Data Analysis
Hybrid Entrepreneurship in Uncertain and Fluctuating Environments
GREENWEST’s Founding Process
Local Context and Founding Group
Interactions with Resource Environment
GREENSOUTH’s Founding Process
Local Context and Founding Group
Interactions with Resource Environment
Long-Term Strategic Orientation
GREENWEST
GREENSOUTH
Discussion
Note
Acknowledgments
References
A Patchwork of Identities: Emergence of Charter Schools as a New Organizational Form
Abstract
Introduction
Background
Repackaging Institutional Logics as Organizational Frames
Research Context
Charter Schools
Institutional Complexity in the Charter Schools Field
Research Methods
Measuring Institutional Logics
Generating Latent Frames in Charter Applications – Topic Modeling
Interpreting Latent Themes and Identifying Organizational Frames
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
Notes
Acknowledgments
References
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Empty Categories and Industry Emergence: The Rise and Fall of Japanese Ji-biru
Abstract
Introduction
Research Design and Methods
Data Sources
Data Analysis
The Case: Ji-biru and the Emergence of the Japanese Microbrewery Industry
Creating an Empty Category: Deregulation and Media Hype
Defining an Empty Category: The Role of External Actors
Filling the Category: Entrants and Their Product Offerings
Legitimacy, Standards, and Exits
Discussion
External Actors and Industry Emergence
Empty Categories and the Emergence of New Industries
“Build it, and Who Will Come”?
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Network Opportunity Emergence and Identification
Abstract
Introduction
Niche Width and the Resource Partitioning Process
Network Theory and the Niche
An Illustrative Example: The Airline Industry
Generalists and Specialists – A Sample Direct Network Tie Implemented
Network Opportunity Identification of the Specialist Niche
Discussion – Networks as Niche
Directions for Future Research
Notes
Acknowledgments
References
Part II Growth
The Social Construction of Market Categories: How Proximate Social Space Creates Strategic Incentives to Be Early Claimants of the Fiscal Sponsor Label
Abstract
Background
Institutions, Categories, and Labels
Strategically Claiming Labels to Influence Understanding
Patterns of Social Interactions in Proximate Social Space
Early Claimants to Labels in Proximate Social Space
Benefits and Risks of Early Claiming of Labels: The Impact of the Size of the Peer Group
Relevant Proximate Social Space: Market Segment and/or Geography?
Empirical Setting: Fiscal Sponsorship as an Emerging Category
Data and Methods
Data Collection and Construction
Website Archives
Assessing Potential Survivor Bias
Dependent Variable
Independent Variables
Geography
Market Segment
Control Variables
Variables for Proximate Social Space Defined by Geography-Segment Intersection
Methods
Results
Social Space Defined by Market Segment
Social Space Defined by Geography
Social Space Defined Jointly by Geography Segment
Implications
Discussion
Contributions and Future Research
Social Construction and Emergence
Proximate Social Space
Categories as Institutions
Implications of the Fiscal Sponsorship Empirical Context
Conclusions
References
APPENDIX A: ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL FOR SURVIVOR BIAS
APPENDIX B: DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
A Theory of Crowds in Time and Space: Explaining the Cognitive Foundations of a New Market
Abstract
Introduction
Market Emergence and Crowds
Market Emergence: Existing Approaches
Market Emergence: A Call for a New Approach
Crowd Dynamics in Market Emergence
Crowds and Collective Behavior
Crowds as Interaction Structure across Time and Space
Crowd Formation: Meaning Variation
Crowd Differentiation: Meaning Selection
Market Formation: Meaning Retention
Crowd Dynamics: Micro-Level Tensions
Discussion and Conclusion
Crowds, Communities, and Social Movements
Crowds and Communities
Crowds and Social Movements
Organizational Consequences
Implications for Existing Literatures
Emergence
Collective Behavior Theory
Institutional Logics
Innovation Diffusion
Conclusion
Note
Acknowledgments
References
Assembling a Field into Place: Smart-City Development in Japan
Abstract
Introduction
Theoretical Context
Definition of the Concept ‘Organisational Fields’ and the Issue of Participation Numbers
Creating Organisational Fields through Social Interaction
Creating Organisational Fields through Cognitive Action
Methods and Data
Evidence
Smart-City Definitions
Smart-City Initiatives
Smart-City Challenges
Discussion
Conclusion
Notes
Acknowledgements
References
Appendix
Part III Formation
Analogical Learning and Categorical Identity during Market Emergence
Abstract
Introduction
Established Identities in an Emerging Market
De alio Identity and Analogical Learning
Activation of a Base Domain: Attributes and Category Labels
Mapping and Inference
Empirical Setting and Data
Measurement
Dependent Variables
Independent Variables
Results
Conclusion
Notes
Acknowledgments
References
Appendix
Do Connections Always Help? Network Brokerage’s Negative Impact on the Emergence of Status
Abstract
Theories and Hypotheses
Research Context: Advogato.org
Hypotheses: Status and Network Brokerage
Method
Data
Dependent Variables
Independent Variables
Moderating Variables
Control Variables
Models
Results
Receiving Any Status Rating
Level of Received Status Rating
Discussion
Implications
Future Studies
Conclusion
Notes
References
Appendix A: Advogato Certification System
Master
Journeyer
Apprentice
Appendix B: Advogato Trust Metric
Advogato’s Trust Metric
Mapping into Graph
Security Proof
Conclusion
Look at Me: Overt Status-Seeking Behavior and Competitive Emergence among Securities Analysts
Abstract
Theory and Hypotheses
Securities Analysts and the Quest for Institutional Investor All-Star Status
Competition-Based Status and Competitive Actions
Focus on Competitive Responses
Predicting Domain Exit
Predicting Coverage Initiation
Data and Methods
Dependent Variables
Independent Variables
Hypothesis Tests
Control Variables
Estimation
Results
Robustness Checks
Discussion and Conclusion
Notes
Acknowledgments
References
Emergence of a New Institutional Logic: Shaping the Institutionally Complex Field of Community Radio in India
Abstract
Introduction
Theoretical Background
Institutional Logics: Toward Normative Evaluation and Power
Emergence of Social Objects: Institutional Logics
Methods
Empirical Context: Community Radio as a New Phenomenon in India
Data Collection
Analysis
Findings
Key Actors in the Field of Community Radio
Dominance of State Logic: Problematizing by Activists
Experimentation and Articulation of Community Logic
State Logic Used to Restrict Community Logic
Development Logic Used to Appropriate Community Logic
Discussion
Acknowledgments
References
Appendix A
Appendix B
Boundary-Crossing Job Mobility, New Product Area Entry, and the Performance of Entrepreneurial Ventures
Abstract
Introduction
Theory and Hypotheses
Boundary-Crossing and the Emergence of Innovation in Startups
Boundary-Crossing Job Mobility as a Source of Industry and Functional Knowledge and Skill
Entrepreneur Boundary-Crossing and Entry into New Product Areas
Entrepreneur Boundary-Crossing and Venture Performance
Methods
Data and Sample
Startup Outcomes
Entry into New Product Area
Startup Performance
Independent Variables
Entrepreneur Boundary-Crossing
Controls
Estimation and Results
Entrepreneur Career Boundary-Crossing and Entry into New Product Areas
Entrepreneur Career Boundary-Crossing and Startup Performance
Discussion
Notes
Acknowledgments
References
About the Authors
Index
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