ORGANIZATIONAL BOUNDARY SPANNING IN INSTITUTIONALIZED ENVIRONMENTS.
- 1 September 1987
- journal article
- Published by Academy of Management in The Academy of Management Journal
- Vol. 30 (3) , 456-476
- https://doi.org/10.2307/256009
Abstract
Using an institutional framework, this study tested hypotheses concerning the differences in boundary-spanning strategies between freestanding organizations and organizations that are members of multiorganizational systems. We compared the effects of both environmental variables and organizational characteristics, using data from a nationwide sample of 901 hospitals. Results show that membership in a system increases the likelihood of hospitals using bridging strategies. Further, organizational complexity in boundary spanning mirrors complexity in an institutional environment in a complex, not simply isomorphic, manner.Keywords
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