Theoretical and empirical research of the long-term survival process of organizations through an institutional approach

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K22137
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0107:Economics, business administration, and related fields
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: Furuta Shunsuke 早稲田大学, 商学学術院, 助手 (40879673)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-09-11 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 経営学 / 経営組織論 / 新制度派組織論

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Regarding theoretical research, in addition to reviewing prior studies, we examined the institutional maintenance process. The review of prior studies clarified both the achievements (discovery of institutional maintenance phenomena) and the limitations (why/how institutional maintenance occurs) of earlier research.

As a result of the theoretical research and case analysis, we elucidated the process and mechanisms through which institutional maintenance occurs. We also discussed societal instability as a prerequisite for the institutional maintenance process. Societal instability refers to the difficulty in achieving common understanding among organizations regarding institutionalized practices (institutions) due to new practices (social pressures). Consequently, even if new practices temporarily trend and spread when society becomes unstable, a regressive change leading back to existing institutions occurs.

Free Research Field

経営学、経営組織論、新制度派組織論

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的意義は、回帰メカニズムの理論家である。本研究では変化に直面しながらも、既存の制度へと回帰的変化する事象を研究対象としている。そのため、既存の制度をいかに維持しているかに焦点を当てている先行研究とは着眼点が異なっている。回帰的変化は従来の制度維持の研究では説明できなかった事象であり、学術的な研究があまり行われていない。本研究により、新制度派組織論の新たな理論的貢献ができた。また、本研究を通じて、「組織及び製品、コンテンツが地位や評判を守るためにどのように対応すればいいのか」という実務的なインプリケーションも期待できる。