MADE TO FIT: HOW PRACTICES VARY AS THEY DIFFUSE

• 成果类型: Review
• 署名作者: Ansari, Shahzad M.; Fiss, Peer C.; Zajac, Edward J.
• 署名单位: University of Cambridge; University of Southern California; Northwestern University
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0363-7425
• DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2010.45577876
• 发表日期: 2010
• 页码: 67-92
• 关键词: ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; MANAGEMENT INNOVATIONS; MULTIDIVISIONAL FORM; absorptive-capacity; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION; TOTAL QUALITY; adoption; TECHNOLOGY; PERSPECTIVE; REINVENTION

摘要

We extend research on the diffusion of corporate practices by providing a framework for studying practice variation during diffusion processes. Specifically, we theorize about how population-level mechanisms of diffusion link with organization-level mechanisms of implementation that lead to the adaptation of practices. We also identify technical, cultural, and political elements of fit (or misfit) between diffusing practices and adopters and analyze how the process of attaining fit across these elements can trigger different patterns of adaptation.