Academy of Management Review· 2013Q1
Multiple Institutional Logics in Organizations: Explaining Their Varied Nature and Implications
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A new framework categorizes organizations by logic compatibility and centrality, explaining how field, organizational, and individual factors influence these dimensions and predict varied outcomes like internal conflict.
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Key points
- Organizations increasingly feature multiple institutional logics, leading to conflicting research perspectives on their implications.
- A new framework categorizes logic multiplicity by compatibility (how well logics fit together) and centrality (how dominant each logic is).
- Field, organizational, and individual factors are identified as influences on logic compatibility and centrality.
- The framework explains varied outcomes, such as differences in internal conflict, stemming from different types of logic multiplicity.
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Abstract
Multiple institutional logics present a theoretical puzzle. While scholars recognize their increasing prevalence within organizations, research offers conflicting perspectives on their implications, causing confusion and inhibiting deeper understanding. In response, we propose a framework that delineates types of logic multiplicity within organizations, and we link these types with different outcomes. Our framework categorizes organizations in terms of logic compatibility and logic centrality and explains how field, organizational, and individual factors influence these two dimensions. We illustrate the value of our framework by showing how it helps explain the varied implications of logic multiplicity for internal conflict. By providing insight into the nature and implications of logic multiplicity within organizations, our framework and analysis synthesize the extant literature, offer conceptual clarity, and focus future research.
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