How standards enable the emergence of sustainable construction as a new organizational field

Eva Boxenbaum (), Susse Georg, Satu Reijonen and Gabriela Garza de Linde
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Eva Boxenbaum: CBS - Copenhagen Business School [Copenhagen], CGS i3 - Centre de Gestion Scientifique i3 - Mines Paris - PSL (École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris) - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - I3 - Institut interdisciplinaire de l’innovation - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Susse Georg: Department of Development and Planning - AAU - Aalborg University [Denmark]
Satu Reijonen: Nordic Council of Ministers
Gabriela Garza de Linde: Copenhagen Business School - CBS - Copenhagen Business School [Copenhagen]

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Abstract: This paper examines the role of standards in the emergence of new fields. We analyzed the current formation of sustainable construction as a new field within the Danish construction sector. Data were derived from four qualitative studies on mandatory and voluntary standards pertaining to sustainability. On the basis of these studies, we propose that standards shape the emergence of new fields within an existing 'parental' field by 1) stimulating innovation and encouraging other actors to adopt this innovation, 2) generating boundaries around a distinct actor group that become associated with a new field, and 3) drawing legitimacy from central actors and creating networks that facilitate the mobilization of new field members. We conclude with implications for institutionalist research on structuration and field formation as well as implications for the practice of sustainable construction.

Keywords: Organizational fields; Sustainability; Standardization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-08-09
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Published in Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2013, Academy of Management, Aug 2013, Orlando, United States

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