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A Rhetorical Theory of Diffusion
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I use rhetorical theory to reconceptualize the diffusion of managerial practices.Specifically, I argue that the diffusion of a practice depends on the discursive justifications used to rationalize it.When such justifications are accepted and taken for granted, a practice reaches a state of institutionalization. Furthermore, I propose that changes in justifications and diffusion provide a basis for explaining institutionalization as both a process and a state.I then develop several propositions from this model.
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- Authors
- Green, S. E.
- Venue
- The Academy of Management Review
- Publisher
- Academy of Management
- Published
- 2004-10-01
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 653
- ISSN
- 0363-7425 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1995158478
- Cited by
- 684
- References
- 7
- FWCI
- 27.98
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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