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Internal Cohesion in Response to Institutional Plurality: The Administrative Sciences Association of Canada
Author(s) -
McLaren Patricia Genoe,
Mills Albert J.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
canadian journal of administrative sciences / revue canadienne des sciences de l'administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.347
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1936-4490
pISSN - 0825-0383
DOI - 10.1002/cjas.1236
Subject(s) - cohesion (chemistry) , legitimacy , association (psychology) , context (archaeology) , fragmentation (computing) , institutional theory , political science , sociology , epistemology , social science , law , computer science , philosophy , geography , chemistry , organic chemistry , archaeology , politics , operating system
Addressing the underdeveloped area of the interrelationships between institutional logics, organizational legitimacy, and organizational identity, we undertake a critical hermeneutic analysis of the archives of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) and the context in which the association exists. Through our analysis we show how ASAC's response to the conflicting institutional logics of Canadianism and business schools has been one of internal cohesion, with continuous attempts to create collaborative synergies between the logics, rather than succumbing to internal conflict and fragmentation. Copyright © 2013 ASAC. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.