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Configurations of capacity for change in entrepreneurial threshold firms : imprinting and strategic choice perspectives

Judge, W.Q.; Wei Hu, H.; Gabrielsson, J.; Talaulicar, T.; Witt, M.A.; Zattoni, A.; Lopez-Iturriaga, F.; Chen, J.; Shukla, D.; Quttainah, M.; Adegbite, E.; Luis Rivas, J.; Kibler, B.

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Authors

W.Q. Judge

H. Wei Hu

J. Gabrielsson

T. Talaulicar

M.A. Witt

A. Zattoni

F. Lopez-Iturriaga

J. Chen

D. Shukla

M. Quttainah

E. Adegbite

J. Luis Rivas

B. Kibler



Abstract

Imprinting theory suggests that founding conditions are ‘stamped' on organizations, and these imprinted routines often resist change. In contrast, strategic choice theory suggests that the firm can overcome organizational inertia and deliberately choose its future. Both theories offer dramatically different explanations behind an organization's capacity for change. IPO firms provide a unique context for exploring how imprinting forces interact with strategic choice factors to address organizational capacity for change as a firm moves from private to public firm status. Juxtaposing imprinting and strategic choice perspectives, we employ fuzzy set to examine the multi-level determinants of organizational capacity for change. Our cross-national data reveals three effective configurations of organizational capacity for change within IPOs, and two ineffective configurations. Our results suggest that the antecedents of organizational capacity for change in entrepreneurial threshold firms are nonlinear, interdependent, and equifinal.

Citation

Judge, W., Wei Hu, H., Gabrielsson, J., Talaulicar, T., Witt, M., Zattoni, A., …Kibler, B. (2015). Configurations of capacity for change in entrepreneurial threshold firms : imprinting and strategic choice perspectives. Journal of Management Studies, 52(4), 506-530. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12121

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jun 1, 2015
Deposit Date Jan 12, 2015
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of Management Studies
Print ISSN 0022-2380
Electronic ISSN 1467-6486
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 52
Issue 4
Pages 506-530
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12121
Keywords Imprinting theory, Strategic choice theory, Organizational capacity for change, Fuzzy set analysis, IPO firms.

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This is the accepted version of the following article: Judge, W. Q., Wei Hu, H., Gabrielsson, J., Talaulicar, T., Witt, M. A., Zattoni, A., Lopez-Iturriaga, F., Chen, J., Shukla, D., Quttainah, M., Adegbite, E., Luis Rivas, J. & Kibler, B. (2015). Configurations of capacity for change in entrepreneurial threshold firms: Imprinting and strategic choice perspectives. Journal of Management Studies, 52(4): 506-530, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joms.12121. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.




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