What is it about?
The assumption of a mutually supportive relationship between institutionalization and professionalization is central to the institutionalist perspective on professional work. Our inductive qualitative study of corporate social responsibility (CSR) managers in multinational corporations prompts to rethink the validity of this assumption.
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Why is it important?
Our research shows that as the institutionalization of corporate social responsibility (CSR) advances and consolidates, CSR managers are pushed to the organizational periphery in multinational corporations. We develop a conceptual framework and a set of corresponding propositions that explain why some groups are able to advance their professionalization projects, while others cannot.
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My co-author and I were fascinated by this case. I hope this article fascinates you too.
David Risi
Universitat Sankt Gallen
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This page is a summary of: Reconsidering the ‘Symmetry’ Between Institutionalization and Professionalization: The Case of Corporate Social Responsibility Managers, Journal of Management Studies, November 2016, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/joms.12244.
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