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| Type | Journal Article |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | Turning point mechanisms in a dualistic process model of institutional emergence: the case of the diesel particulate filter in Germany |
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| Item Subtype | Original Work |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published in final form |
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| Journal Title | Organization Studies |
| Publisher | Sage Publications |
| Geographical Reach | international |
| ISSN | 0170-8406 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Number | 5-6 |
| Page Range | 781 - 822 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Abstract Text | Based on an in-depth case study investigating the emergence of a normative institution, namely the diesel particulate filter (DPF) as a de facto standard for diesel cars in Germany, this paper develops a dualistic process model of institutional emergence which reflects the fundamental oppositional character of institutional actors involved in a series of framing contests. The proposed model features distinct phases punctuated by turning point mechanisms that shape the process leading to institutional emergence. Three specific turning point mechanisms were identified: local objectification, movement legitimacy and critical actors taking action. This model provides a novel perspective on institutional emergence in that it explains shifts in contestation and the emergence of an institution as a temporal resolution reached through coercion rather than out of a consensus as several institutionalization models assume. The results also suggest that the industry under attack from a social movement tends to deploy buffering strategies in an attempt to protect itself. Finally, we outline future directions for studying processes around contested fields and turning point mechanisms. |
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| Digital Object Identifier | 10.1177/0170840613479237 |
| Other Identification Number | merlin-id:8947 |
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