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Testing, contesting and legitimizing technology diffusion in regulated environments

Guérard, Stéphane; Langley, Ann (2012). Testing, contesting and legitimizing technology diffusion in regulated environments. UZH Business Working Paper Series 301, Department of Business Administration.

Abstract

Based on a longitudinal case study approach, this paper shows that the legitimation processes of technology diffusion in regulated environments is subjected to distinct power struggles manifested in different framing contests when several competing technological frames are crafted, are contradictory and attempt at capturing the same resources. We show that technology framing contests increase ambiguity which may in turn spark the need to rely on technology testing in order to bring a resolution of the debate, to lower ambiguity and to provide legitimacy to the purpose and benefits of a technology. Furthermore, we show that when framing contests over diffusion cannot be resolved through legitimated means, institution testing may come into play. This is likely to occur when the cultural-cognitive legitimacy of a technology has acquired sufficient force to trump regulatory legitimacy.

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Item Type:Working Paper
Communities & Collections:03 Faculty of Economics > Department of Business Administration
Dewey Decimal Classification:330 Economics
Scope:Discipline-based scholarship (basic research)
Language:English
Date:2012
Deposited On:28 Aug 2019 14:24
Last Modified:06 Mar 2024 14:14
Series Name:UZH Business Working Paper Series
Number of Pages:48
ISSN:2296-0422
OA Status:Green
Other Identification Number:merlin-id:8058

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