This review assembles two highly referenced streams of research in organization and
management studies over the past decade: institutional logics and categories. We present …

Existing category research tends to divorce categories from place. When considered at all,
place is often relegated to the contextual background. We see at least three important …

This paper positions effectuation as a network-driving and network dependent phenomenon
and suggests that understanding networks and network processes is essential to …

We draw on institutional theory to study a common type of new venture creation that has
been neglected in the literature: the translation of an existing organizational form from a …

The evolution of technology is a central theme for management theory due to the
transformative effect of technological change on societies, markets, industries …

Regulatory categorization can be a matter of life and death to firms, as it sets legal limitations
on the production and sales of their product. In this paper we set out to uncover this critical …

To gain attention and build support for new categories, market entrepreneurs often define a
new category through its contrast with related, established offerings. Existing research has …

The rise of the 'digital age'presents unique challenges for firms entering new markets and
deciding 'where'to compete–a pivotal topic in corporate strategy. Particularly, it is not clear …

This article suggests that both producers and analysts are strategic about categorization.
Producers use categorization to maintain a balance of differentiation and legitimacy …

This study finds that it is possible for organizations in emerging categories to resist
stigmatization through discursive reconstruction of the central and distinctive characteristics …