The Coevolution of Industries, Social Movements, and Institutions: Wind Power in the United States

Desirée F. Pacheco (), Jeffrey G. York () and Timothy J. Hargrave ()
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Desirée F. Pacheco: School of Business Administration, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon 97207
Jeffrey G. York: Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309
Timothy J. Hargrave: Seattle University, Seattle, Washington 98122; and Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada

Organization Science, 2014, vol. 25, issue 6, 1609-1632

Abstract: This study of the U.S. wind energy industry extends theory on the process of industry emergence by developing and testing a coevolutionary model of the relationship between social movement organizations (SMOs), institutions, and industries. Building on research that suggests that SMOs can influence institutions and the path of emerging industries, we show that the growth of an industry can also influence the diversity of social movements by motivating the participation of specialist SMOs. These new SMOs in turn deploy distinct knowledge, capabilities, goals, and strategies to produce institutional changes that are necessary for the continued growth of the industry. Our study offers a more complete conceptualization of the influence of social movements on industry emergence and growth, and it extends understanding of how SMO diversity is produced.

Keywords: social movement; emerging industry; industry growth; institutions; renewable energy; institutional change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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