Reflexivity: The role of embedded social position and entrepreneurial social skill in processes of field level change

Publication date: 2016Source: Research in Organizational Behavior, Volume 36Author(s): Roy Suddaby, Thierry Viale, Yves GendronAbstractWe examine the micro-foundations of field-level organizational change by analyzing the role of social skill and social position in individuals. Our core argument is that differences in an individual's social skill and in their social position produce different degrees of reflexivity or awareness of existing social arrangements. We demonstrate how the interaction of social skill and social position produce distinct types or categories of reflexivity, each of which contributes to institutional stability or change.

Source: Research in Organizational Behavior - July 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research