An Analysis of Formation Processes for Frames by Institutional Entrepreneurs

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26380494
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Management
• Research Institution: Kindai University
• Principal Investigator: TOGO Hiroshi 近畿大学, 経営学部, 准教授 (10469249)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 公民パートナーシップ / 中間支援施設 / 公共政策 / 組織間関係論 / 新制度派組織論

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research is to demonstrate, through a case study, an institutionalization process for the foundation of a support facility for civic activities in the form of a “Public-owned Private-operated” system through framing by institutional entrepreneurs. Based on interview data and formal documents that were collected during the past three years, we specifically analyzed the process towards the foundation of the aforementioned support facility for civic activities. First, we proposed the institutional model for analysis of the practices undertaken by actors. Second, we used this model as an analytical framework and then revealed that different main actors (i.e., institutional entrepreneurs) gave different meanings to the concept of “civic participation” and organized actions (sequentially promoted framing) in accordance with different contexts at each stage of the policy process, which finally led to the institutionalization of the aforementioned support facility.

Free Research Field

経営組織論