Against the Grain: Capability Renewal through Contested Initiatives

Martin Friesl and Lionel Garreau
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Lionel Garreau: DRM - Dauphine Recherches en Management - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: This work in progress paper aims to contribute to the literature on the cognitive foundations of capability development. Extant research acknowledges that capabilities are rooted in taken for granted conventions that are both a source of distinctiveness but may potentially also give rise to capability level rigidity. Yet, the processes through which the contestation of such conventions allows the renewal of organizational capability remain unclear. We draw on a longitudinal embedded case design of three initiatives as Immochan, a French property developer, that provide insights into the mechanisms that lead to changes in conventions and give rise to the renewal of organizational capabilities.

Keywords: Résistance au changement; Changement organisationnel; Capability level rigidity; Organizational change; Contested Initiatives; Organizational capabilities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-09
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Published in 34th Strategic Management Society Annual International Conference, Sep 2014, Madrid, Spain

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