Naśladowcza strategia modernizacji – co teoria organizacji mówi o imitacji reform?
Mimetic Strategy of Modernization – what does organization theory say about imitating reforms?
Author(s): Przemysław HenselSubject(s): Sociology
Published by: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: modernization; public sector; imitation; isomorphism; translation; organization theory
Summary/Abstract: The issue of imitation constitutes a recurring theme in the Polish debate on modernization but that discussion is hardly ever informed by research on organizational isomorphism conducted within the discipline of organization theory. This texts provides a synthetic overview of processes occurring in the “innovator – international organization – imitator” triangle and discusses their impact on translation of organizational reforms. Next, the possible challenges associated with the mimetic strategy – most importantly its superficial rationality – are outlined. The more distanced and self-conscious attitude toward imitation of fashionable prescriptions is suggested.
Journal: Studia Socjologiczne
- Issue Year: 219/2015
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 33-51
- Page Count: 19
- Language: Polish