Strong in the Morning, Dead in the Evening

Marie-Laure Salles-Djelic () and Rodolphe Durand ()
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Marie-Laure Salles-Djelic: CSO - Centre de sociologie des organisations (Sciences Po, CNRS) - Sciences Po - Sciences Po - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Rodolphe Durand: HEC Paris - Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales

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Abstract: A key component of evolutionary models in economics and organizational research, the notion of organizational selection is rarely the object of inquiry. It generally suggests instead a neutral and unquestioned process, a mechanism explaining organizational success and survival. In this chapter, we explore the variation of selection; we problematize the notion of selection and do an exercise in conceptual genealogy. We differentiate between three patterns of firm selection: Darwinian, strategic, and institutional and define the associated "embedded rationalities" that buttress those different selection patterns. We illustrate how selection differed and evolved through time by exploring two empirical cases – France and the United States. Building upon our empirical exploration, we stress some important contributions for three theories familiar to strategy scholars – resource-based view, population ecology, and institutional theory. We also point to some consequences for empirical research and suggest new directions for future work on the dynamics of organizational action.

Keywords: Organizational research; Economics research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-07
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Published in Joel Baum; Joseph Lampel. The Globalization of Strategy Research, Emerald Group Publishing, pp.279 - 312, 2010, 9781849508988

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