Institutional Entrepreneurs' Skills: What Baseball Teaches Us About Actors' Capacities to Change Institutions
Type
conference poster
Date Issued
2018
Author(s)
Abstract (De)
Institutional entrepreneurs are actors who have an interest and enough resources to change institutions. Similar as a batter in a baseball match, an institutional entrepreneur has to undertake three phases to make a “homerun” (to successfully change dominant institutions) against a defending team (institutional defenders). During the first phase (while waiting for the ball to come), institutional entrepreneurs carefully study the institutional context and possess broad connections to a diverse set of stakeholders; in this phase, analytical and empathic skills are essential. During the second phase (while hitting the ball), institutional entrepreneurs develop a broadly accepted vision and mobilize allies behind this vision; this phase demands for mediation and translation skills. During the third phase (while running around the four bases), institutional entrepreneurs formalize the introduced visions and form stable groups to maintain the new practices; organizational and tactical skills are crucial during this phase. Finally, similar to a batter who waits for the right moment to start running, institutional entrepreneurs must have good timing skills to determine the right moment for initiating change.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SEPS - Economic Policy
Event Title
Eighteenth International Conference on Knowledge, Culture, and Change in Organizations
Event Location
Constance
Event Date
15 - 16 March 2018
Division(s)
Eprints ID
253903