Trade Associations and the Strategic Framing of Change in Contested Issue Organizational Fields: The Evolution of Sustainability in the Canadian Mining Industry, 1993-2013

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dc.contributor.advisorOliver, Christine E.
dc.creatorBuchanan, Sean Christopher
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-20T16:56:23Z
dc.date.available2016-09-20T16:56:23Z
dc.date.copyright2016-02-16
dc.date.issued2016-09-20
dc.date.updated2016-09-20T16:56:23Z
dc.degree.disciplineAdministration
dc.degree.levelDoctoral
dc.degree.namePhD - Doctor of Philosophy
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation examines the role of intermediary organizations in processes of change in organizational fields defined by contested issues. Drawing from a 20 year longitudinal study of the evolution of sustainability in Canadian Mining, I demonstrate how trade associationswhich occupy an intermediary position between incumbents and challengers in a fieldengage in the strategic framing of field-level change through interactions with both internal (incumbent) and external (challenger) audiences. Using a variety of data sources including 102 interviews with key actors in the field and the complete internal archives of the national mining trade association between 1993 and 2013, I demonstrate the key role of bridging work in the establishment and reinforcement of strategic frames. The model I present describes the process whereby internal and external contestation reveals conceptual divides which triggers bridging work on the part of intermediary organizations. I also demonstrate how once changes are introduced to the field, contradictions in strategic frames may emerge which triggers subsequent contestation and bridging work. In addition to this qualitative study, I also develop a conceptual framework which aims to enhance our understanding of when and why TAs are likely to play an active role in field-level change. I argue that playing an active role in field-level change on the part of trade associations hinges on the need for collective action by incumbents and the degree to which a trade association has autonomy from and control over its members. I discuss the contributions of my dissertation for research on the strategic framing of field-level change, intermediary organizations in organizational fields, and research on trade associations more generally.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/32254
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectManagement
dc.subject.keywordsTrade associations
dc.subject.keywordsInstitutional change
dc.subject.keywordsIntermediary organizations
dc.subject.keywordsSustainability
dc.subject.keywordsOrganizational fields
dc.subject.keywordsMining
dc.subject.keywordsOrganization theory
dc.subject.keywordsInstitutional theory
dc.titleTrade Associations and the Strategic Framing of Change in Contested Issue Organizational Fields: The Evolution of Sustainability in the Canadian Mining Industry, 1993-2013
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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