Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
4-2017
Abstract
Institutional theory has explained greater prevalence of many strategic actions by increases in their legitimacy over time, but has not developed theory on how firms decide between actions backed by competing institutional logics. We address this shortfall by applying theory of organizational coalitions and power to predict effects of external influence through ownership and internal influence through decision participation. We analyze how the old state socialism logic and the new market capitalism logic compete for influencing the Chinese firms’ engagement in merger and acquisitions. We found that the logics affected firm M&A decisions through the coalitions committed to each logic, both reflected in the external power source of ownership and in the internal decision making structure of the board of directors. We also found that the strength of each coalition changed as the market capitalism logic became established and influenced the other coalition.
Discipline
Business | Organizational Behavior and Theory | Strategic Management Policy
Research Areas
Strategy and Organisation
Publication
Academy of Management Journal
Volume
60
Issue
2
First Page
671
Last Page
694
ISSN
0001-4273
Identifier
10.5465/amj.2015.0698
Publisher
Academy of Management
Citation
GREVE, Henrich R. and ZHANG, Cyndi Man.
Institutional logics and power sources: Merger and acquisition decisions. (2017). Academy of Management Journal. 60, (2), 671-694.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/4324
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Publisher
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2015.0698