Being Different
How Normative and Cognitive Aspects of Institutional Environments Influence Technology Transfer
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9889235 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kamal A Munir (Judge Institute of Management Studies at the University of Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1403-1428 |
| Publication date | 2002-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001872602128782204 |
| OpenAlex | W2099669840 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 53 |
This article provides a novel perspective on technology transfer by arguing that incorporation of a new technology into an organization may require it to become different in more ways than existing research would have us believe. This is especially true when host and home organizations are based in two widely different institutional environments. Because institutional pressures exert themselves on organizational behavior from both outside and inside the organization, they are critical in determining whether the transfer process is successful. Borrowing from institutional theory, the institutional environment of an organization is divided into regulative, normative and cognitive aspects. It is argued that, although less obvious in their influence, normative and cognitive institutions are no less important than the relatively more visible regulatory institutions. This article discusses how normative and cognitive aspects of the institutional environment affect international technology transfer and offers propositions as well as implications for researchers and managers. Although the insights developed in this article are applicable to any instance of technology transfer, they are more salient in cases where technology is transferred internationally. Also, the propositions developed here are probably more relevant in cases where ‘process-embodied’ technologies are being transferred
Affect (linguistics · Business · Cognition · Embodied cognition · Epistemology · Institutional theory · Knowledge management · Normative · Normative model of decision-making · Normative social influence · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Process (computing · Salient · Social science · Sociology · Business Strategy and Innovation · Computer Science · Innovation and Knowledge Management · Law · Management and Organizational Studies · Psychology
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Institutions and organizations
Institutional patterns and organizations
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Institutional Evolution and Change
“Sticky Information” and the Locus of Problem Solving
The iron cage revisited institutional isomorphism and collective rationality in organizational fields
The social construction of reality
The Social construction of technological systems
Tva and the Grass Roots
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
Inside the Black Box
What Machines Can't Do
The Bhopal Tragedy
Language, Technology, Gender, and Power
Managing in Developing Countries
The Iron Cage Revisited
The Role of Social Scientific Inquiry in Technology Transfer
Market, Culture, and Authority
Institutionalized Organizations
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2024 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |