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Understanding shifting power relations within and across organizations : a critical genre analysis
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Levina, Natalia and Orlikowski, W. J. (2009) Understanding shifting power relations within and across organizations : a critical genre analysis. Academy of Management Journal, 52 (4). pp. 672-703. doi:10.5465/AMJ.2009.43669902 ISSN 0001-4273.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/AMJ.2009.43669902
Abstract
Drawing on an in-depth qualitative study of a consulting project, we examine how conditions of novelty and ambiguity on interorganizational engagements produce inconsistent norms and expectations for guiding project interaction. Clients and consultants attempt to resolve the resulting discursive tensions while also increasing their organization's influence on the project. As diverse institutional contexts offer multiple legitimate ways of practicing, agents draw on such alternatives to renegotiate power relations. We develop a theoretical framework and empirical approach for understanding how discursive resources from diverse institutional contexts can be used to transform power relations within and between organizations.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Academy of Management Journal | ||||
Publisher: | Academy of Management | ||||
ISSN: | 0001-4273 | ||||
Official Date: | August 2009 | ||||
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Volume: | 52 | ||||
Number: | 4 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 672-703 | ||||
DOI: | 10.5465/AMJ.2009.43669902 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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