Competing institutional logics in collaborative innovation: A case study

Abstract While various scholars point to the advantages associated with collaborative forms of innovation in the public sector, this paper demonstrates how such arrangements can also be demanding and delicate. Diversity and dissonance among organizational actors tend to be seen as source...

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Main Author: Maria Taivalsaari Røhnebæk
Format: Article
Language:Danish
Published: Universitetsforlaget 2021-01-01
Series:Nordisk Välfärdsforskning
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Online Access:https://www.idunn.no/nordisk_valfardsforskning/2021/02/competing_institutional_logics_in_collaborative_innovation
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spelling doaj-4b1b4eedde164a7288e6da81d298e0822021-08-05T21:45:00ZdanUniversitetsforlagetNordisk Välfärdsforskning2464-41612021-01-01610511910.18261/issn.2464-4161-2021-02-0318948693Competing institutional logics in collaborative innovation: A case studyMaria Taivalsaari RøhnebækAbstract While various scholars point to the advantages associated with collaborative forms of innovation in the public sector, this paper demonstrates how such arrangements can also be demanding and delicate. Diversity and dissonance among organizational actors tend to be seen as sources of creativity and innovation, but dissonance may also cause conflicts, disintegration and undermine collaboration. This implies that collaborative innovation entails demanding balancing acts, which need to be better understood. The article contributes to this by asking: How may institutional logics theory enhance insights on management of conflicts and tensions in collaborative innovation? The institutional logics lens is applied in the analysis of a drop-in centre providing low-threshold services to persons engaged in risky use of substances.https://www.idunn.no/nordisk_valfardsforskning/2021/02/competing_institutional_logics_in_collaborative_innovationCollaborative innovationinstitutional logicssubstance useharm reductionCollaborativeinnovationinstitutionallogics
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Competing institutional logics in collaborative innovation: A case study
Nordisk Välfärdsforskning
Collaborative innovation
institutional logics
substance use
harm reduction
Collaborativeinnovation
institutionallogics
author_facet Maria Taivalsaari Røhnebæk
author_sort Maria Taivalsaari Røhnebæk
title Competing institutional logics in collaborative innovation: A case study
title_short Competing institutional logics in collaborative innovation: A case study
title_full Competing institutional logics in collaborative innovation: A case study
title_fullStr Competing institutional logics in collaborative innovation: A case study
title_full_unstemmed Competing institutional logics in collaborative innovation: A case study
title_sort competing institutional logics in collaborative innovation: a case study
publisher Universitetsforlaget
series Nordisk Välfärdsforskning
issn 2464-4161
publishDate 2021-01-01
description Abstract While various scholars point to the advantages associated with collaborative forms of innovation in the public sector, this paper demonstrates how such arrangements can also be demanding and delicate. Diversity and dissonance among organizational actors tend to be seen as sources of creativity and innovation, but dissonance may also cause conflicts, disintegration and undermine collaboration. This implies that collaborative innovation entails demanding balancing acts, which need to be better understood. The article contributes to this by asking: How may institutional logics theory enhance insights on management of conflicts and tensions in collaborative innovation? The institutional logics lens is applied in the analysis of a drop-in centre providing low-threshold services to persons engaged in risky use of substances.
topic Collaborative innovation
institutional logics
substance use
harm reduction
Collaborativeinnovation
institutionallogics
url https://www.idunn.no/nordisk_valfardsforskning/2021/02/competing_institutional_logics_in_collaborative_innovation
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