International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management 2016
The Impact of Institutional Context on Organizational Evolution: The Case of a Project-Based Enterprise
Publication: ICCREM 2016: BIM Application and Off-Site Construction
ABSTRACT
In this paper, we focus on the stages of organizations and their evolvement process by investigating a project-oriented enterprise. We look at the different stages through the lens of institutional theory and illustrate how different institutions may lead the organization to a new mode. Longitudinal archival method was employed to examine organizational change along with institutional context, and data were collected from multiple sources, including government regulations, archival records of projects, websites, news articles, and internal files of this enterprise. A conceptual framework was presented to integrate the findings. Enterprise strategy of a company directly influences its organizational reform, while predictability of project context defines whether the organization changes positively or passively. Additionally, power of government is also an important factor affecting organizational arrangement. This article presents key findings and insights from our inductive research. The research adds to our knowledge and understanding of the institutional factors affecting a project-based company’s evolution and supplies some perspectives useful to practitioners.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (project numbers: 71390523).
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ICCREM 2016: BIM Application and Off-Site Construction
Pages: 814 - 821
Editors: Yaowu Wang, Ph.D., Professor, Harbin Institute of Technology, Mohamed Al-Hussein, Ph.D., Professor, University of Alberta, Geoffrey Q. P. Shen, Ph.D., Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Yimin Zhu, Ph.D., Professor, Louisiana State University
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8027-4
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Published online: Aug 14, 2017
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