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Becoming hybrid

The negotiated order on the front line of public–private partnerships

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ID9890948
AuthorsSonia Bishop (0000-0001-8527-7081, University of Nottingham, corresponding author), Simon Bishop (0000-0001-5422-2301, University of Nottingham), J Waring (0000-0003-1459-5896, University of Nottingham, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume69
Issue10
Pages1937-1958
Publication date2016-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Relations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0018726716630389
OpenAlexW2399485322
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited71

This article examines how tensions in institutional logics, created in the formation of hybrid organizations, are played out, and partially resolved, through micro-level interactions within everyday work. Drawing on the negotiated order perspective, our research examined how the ‘context’, ‘processes’ and ‘outcomes’ of micro-level negotiations reflect and mitigate tensions between institutional logics. Our ethnographic study of a public–private partnership within the English healthcare system identified tensions within the hybrid organization around organizational goals and values, work activities, hierarchies and the materials and technologies of work. We also identified processes of negotiation between actors, which contributed to negotiated settlements, at times combining elements of parent institutional logics, and at other times serving to keep parent logics distinct. The article demonstrates the relevance of negotiated order perspective to current institutional logics literature on hybrid organizations

Business · Context (archaeology · Ethnography · Front line · General partnership · Institutional theory · Negotiation · Order (exchange · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Public relations · Relevance (law · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics · Computer Science · Law · Management and Organizational Studies · Public Policy and Administration Research · Public-Private Partnership Projects

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Unique citing works16
Citations per year2
Citation span2018 - 2026 (9)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 16

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