From categories to categorization : studies in sociology, organizations and strategy at the crossroads

From categories to categorization studies in sociology, organizations and strategy at the crossroads

This volume brings together some of the world's leading scholars of market categorization. Together, their contributions depict categorization as both a cognitive and a social process, tightly connected to actors involved, their specific acts, the entity being categorized, and the context and t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Durand, Rodolphe, editor (editor), Granqvist, Nina, editor, Tyllström, Anna, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bingley, England : Emerald Publishing Limited 2017.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Research in the sociology of organizations ; Volume 51.
Materias:
Sociology > Research.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009623533806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • From Categories to Categorization: Studies in Sociology, Organizations and Strategy at The Crossroads
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of Contributors
  • Editorial Advisory Board
  • From Categories to Categorization: A Social Perspective on Market Categorization
  • Introduction
  • Two Facets of the Research on Market Categorization
  • Categorization as the Activation of Cognitive Processes
  • Categorization as a Social Process
  • Actors Have Goals and Interests
  • The Entity to Be Categorized May Not Be Fixed
  • Acts of Categorization Remain Unmapped
  • Context Characteristics Shape Outcomes
  • Temporality Matters
  • Volume Contributions
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • The Categorical Imperative Revisited: Implications of Categorization as a Theoretical Tool
  • Introduction
  • What Is the Categorical Imperative and Why Might We Care?
  • What Does Categorical Purity Mean?
  • Distinguishing among Demand-Side Imperatives
  • The Basis for Supplier Conservatism
  • Purity for Its Own Sake?
  • Abbott on Professional Purity
  • Hannan et al. (2007) on Categorical Purity in Consumer Markets
  • Invariant Behavioral Tendency?
  • Purity for a Purpose: Categorization as a Theoretical Tool
  • It's All about Those Tips
  • Three General Principles
  • The Basis for the Categorical Imperative
  • Nature of the Categorical Imperative
  • Variation and Change in Category Schemes and Associated Imperatives
  • Variation in Objectives
  • Variation in Theories of Value
  • Variation in Code
  • Why Some Audiences Appear to Tolerate Impurity
  • Demand-Side Processes Determining the Categorical Imperative
  • Slow Learning
  • Social Risks from Coordination and Commitment
  • Screening on Performance and Status Rather Than Purity
  • Three Caveats on Candidate Identity
  • Conclusion
  • Coda: The Tricky Legacy of Zuckerman (1999, 2000)
  • Notes.
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Strategic Categorization
  • Strategic Categorization
  • Producers
  • Analysts
  • Empirical Test: The Technology Sector
  • Data
  • Producers: Software Organizations
  • Analysts: Gartner
  • Methods
  • Hypotheses 1 and 2
  • Dependent Variable
  • Independent Variables
  • Control Variables
  • Hypothesis 3
  • Dependent Variable
  • Independent Variables
  • Control Variables
  • Hypothesis 4
  • Dependent Variables
  • Independent Variables
  • Control Variables
  • Results
  • Software Producers: Market Category Entry
  • Gartner Analysts: Report on a Producer Market Category
  • Gartner Analysts: Issue a Magic Quadrant Report
  • Discussion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Hybrid Categories as Political Devices: The Case of Impact Investing in Frontier Markets
  • Theoretical Foundation
  • Politics, Power, and Categories
  • Hybrid Categories and Power Relations
  • Methodology
  • Research Context
  • Impact Investors Look to Africa
  • Data Sources and Data Collection
  • Documents, Media Reports, and Archives
  • Semi-Structured Interviews
  • Data Analysis
  • Analytical Approach
  • Case Study
  • Birth of a Hybrid Category: The Emergence of Impact Investing
  • Creating New Knowledge and Defining a New Collective Identity
  • New Forests Company and the Politics of Identity
  • Weak Institutional Setting
  • Strategic Use of Hybrid Category Membership for Political Advantage
  • Hybrid Category Membership for the Transfer of Legitimacy
  • Discussion and Conclusion
  • Contributions
  • Further Research
  • Notes
  • References
  • The Discursive Perspective of Market Categorization: Interaction, Power, and Context
  • Introduction
  • The Discourse of Market Categorization
  • The Interaction among Market Participants
  • Power Dynamics among Market Participants
  • Contextualizing Category Development.
  • How the Discursive Perspective Might Inform Market Category Evolution
  • Phase 1: Category Label and Protocategory Creation
  • Phase 2: The Formation of the Category's Symbolic and Social Boundaries
  • Creating a Category's Symbolic Boundaries
  • Creating a Category's Social Boundaries
  • Phase 3: Category Taken-for-Grantedness
  • Phase 4: Category Decay
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Categorical Anarchy in the UK? The British Media's Classification of Bitcoin and the Limits of Categorization
  • Introduction
  • A Brief History of Money-Related Innovation in the United Kingdom
  • From Barter to Electronic Payments
  • The Bitcoin Innovation
  • From the Underground to the Mainstream: The History of Bitcoin (2008-2015)
  • Theoretical Motivation
  • Labels and Categories: Definitions
  • Misalignment between Labels and Categories
  • Exploring Label and Category Emergence When Misalignment between the Two Is Likely
  • Data Collection
  • Empirical Analyses
  • Preexisting Category Labels versus New Labels
  • Identification and Coding of Labels
  • The Prevalence of Preexisting Category Labels
  • Macro Level: Assessing Fit within Clusters of Labels
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Within-Cluster Inconsistencies
  • Meso Level: Assessing Fit between Bitcoin and Its Associated Labels
  • Micro Level: Assessing Fit between Bitcoin's Stated Attributes
  • Discussion and Contributions
  • The Persistence of Labeling Inconsistencies
  • The Limits of Categorization
  • Contextual Factors Underlying the Limits of Categorization
  • From Ineffective Categorization to Innovation Failure
  • Is Bitcoin Unique?
  • Ambiguous Labels and Categories
  • Avenues for Future Research
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Privacy in Public: Translating the Category of Privacy to the Digital Age
  • Introduction
  • Categories, Concepts, and Institutional Regimes.
  • Categories and Concepts
  • Categories and Concepts in Context
  • Research Design, Data, and Analysis
  • Case Selection
  • Archival Data
  • Text Corpus
  • Interview Records
  • Descriptive Findings: Informational Privacy in the United States
  • First Wave - Analog Technologies
  • Second Wave - Government Record Keeping and Digital Data Banks
  • Third Wave - Internet and Beyond
  • Analytic Findings: Translation Processes in Informational Privacy in the United States
  • Orders of Worth Evoked in United States Privacy Discourse
  • Orders of Worth and Institutional Translation
  • Discussion and Future Research
  • Notes
  • References
  • The Importance of Being Independent: The Role of Intermediaries in Creating Market Categories
  • Theoretical Foundations
  • Data and Methods
  • Findings and Analysis
  • Background and History: The US Film Industry before Sundance
  • The Sundance Institute
  • The Labs
  • Analyzing the Impact of the Labs: Defining the Boundaries and Attributes of the Category
  • The Importance of Being an Independent Intermediary (The Labs)
  • The Festival
  • Analyzing the Impact of the Festival: Setting and Disseminating Quality Standards for the Category
  • The Importance of Being an Independent Intermediary (The Festival)
  • Analysis of the Combined Impact of the Labs and the Festival
  • The Development of a Market Ecosystem for the Independent Cinema Category
  • Discussion and Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Things That Last? Category Creation, Imprinting, and Durability
  • Introduction
  • Mechanisms of Category Emergence
  • Consensus
  • Proof
  • Fiat
  • Truce
  • Category Imprinting and Its Effect on Category Durability
  • Defining Category Imprinting
  • Categorization Base and Social Cognition
  • Variation in Category Durability
  • From Category Emergence to Category Durability
  • Proof
  • Consensus
  • Fiat.
  • Truce
  • The Influence of Temporal and Subsequent Conditions on Category Durability
  • Discussion
  • References
  • Forging Consensus: An Integrated View of How Categories Shape the Perception of Organizational Identity
  • Introduction
  • Theory and Hypotheses
  • The Typicality Judgment Approach
  • The Categorization as a Theoretical Tool Approach
  • Empirical Setting: The International Corporate Law Market
  • Data and Method
  • Dependent Variables
  • Identity Consensus
  • Change in Identity Consensus Level
  • Independent Variable
  • Control Variables
  • Analysis
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Implications for the Understanding of Categories in Markets
  • Implications for Identity Research
  • References
  • Opportunity, Status, and Similarity: Exploring the Varied Antecedents and Outcomes of Category Spanning Innovation
  • Theoretical Foundations and Hypotheses
  • Category-Level Influences on Spanning
  • Category System Level Influences on Spanning
  • Interactions across Levels
  • Data and Method
  • Data and Data Sources
  • Variable Definitions
  • Dependent Variables
  • Independent Variables
  • Control Variables
  • Analytic Method
  • Results
  • Discussion and Implications
  • Notes
  • References
  • About the Authors.

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