The Infrastructure of Collective Action and Policy Content Diffusion in the Organic Food Industry
Abstract
Little is known about the relationship between industry self-regulation organizations and the diffusion of policy content. Using the organic food industry as a context, this study examines the relationship between local and federated standards-based certification organizations and specific changes in U.S. state laws. The study's findings indicate that local structures correspond to greater legal innovation and elaboration, but less variation. Conversely, federated structures correspond to less legal innovation and elaboration, and greater content variation. These findings both challenge extant theories regarding organizational capacities of local and federated organizations and extend contemporary conceptions of diffusion.
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Authoritative endorsements signal quality and assure that an organization has substantively implemented required practices.
“These authoritative endorsements serve as signals of quality and provide assurance that an organization has substantively implemented practices or engaged in activities that meet the requirements outlined by the certifying agency.”
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- Authors
- Lee, B. H.
- Affiliations
- London Business School (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Lee, Brandon H.
- ORCID
- Lee, Brandon H.
- Venue
- Academy of Management Journal
- Publisher
- Academy of Management
- Published
- 2009-12
- Volume
- 52
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1247-1269
- ISSN
- 0001-4273 (ISSN-L)
- 1948-0989
- OpenAlex
- W1996878068
- Cited by
- 104
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 31.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Academy of Management Journal (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Policy Transfer and Learning
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Management and Organizational Studies
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Organic Food and Agriculture
- Keywords
- organic food industry, industry self-regulation, certification organizations, diffusion of innovations, legal innovation, organizational capacity, collective action
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