Order without law? The role of certified management standards in shaping socially desired firm behaviors

• 成果类型: Article; Proceedings Paper
• 署名作者: Terlaak, Ann
• 署名单位: University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0363-7425
• 发表日期: 2007
• 页码: 968-985
• 关键词: KNOWLEDGE CODIFICATION; absorptive-capacity; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; CORPORATE-ETHICS; PERSPECTIVE; industry; NORMS; institutions

摘要

Certified management standards (CMS), like norms, rely on decentralized enforcement processes to guide firm behaviors. I analyze how two elements of CMS-codification and certification-enable this institution to shape firm behaviors in settings where norms are ineffective. I further theorize that these same two elements limit the effectiveness of CMS by weakening enforcement processes. I contribute to institutional theory by identifying possibilities and limitations for normlike institutions to function beyond established boundary conditions.