Emerging Science Journal
Vol 7, No 2 (2023): April

Collective Action in Institutional Entrepreneurship: The Case of a Government Agency

Luís Pimentel (Business Research Unit - ISCTE-IUL (University Institute of Lisbon)
Europeia University,)

Maria Major (ISCTE-IUL, University Institute of Lisbon,)
Ana Cruz (ISCTE-IUL, University Institute of Lisbon,)



Article Info

Publish Date
22 Feb 2023

Abstract

This paper seeks to analyze how and why divergent institutional changes occurred in a government agency. While there is evidence of research on the concept of collective action and involvement in the literature on institutional entrepreneurship, the focus has been at the macro and field levels, with scarce attention being given to the topic at the micro and organizational levels. This study addresses this gap in the literature, drawing on the institutional entrepreneurship process model of Battilana, Leca, and Boxenbaum (The Academy of Management Annals), in combination with literature on collective action. The methodology involved a longitudinal case study, in which data were collected through extensive interviews and documentation analysis. Based on findings showing that the divergence change process could not be achieved without the support of organizational collective involvement, a refined version of the Battilana et al. entrepreneurial model is proposed. Doi: 10.28991/ESJ-2023-07-02-017 Full Text: PDF

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ESJ

Publisher

Subject

Environmental Science

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Emerging Science Journal is not limited to a specific aspect of science and engineering but is instead devoted to a wide range of subfields in the engineering and sciences. While it encourages a broad spectrum of contribution in the engineering and sciences. Articles of interdisciplinary nature are ...