Emergence: How Novelty, Growth, and Formation Shape Organizations and Their Ecosystems

Seidel, Marc-David L.; Greve, Henrich R.

doi:10.1108/s0733-558x20170000050020

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“…Centralized positions were assumed to be a source of power in network theory and resource dependence theory. While historically these have been valid assumptions, the recent emergence of distributed trust systems such as blockchain databases fundamentally challenges these core tenets of organizational theory (Seidel & Greve, 2017). A blockchain database is an immutable ledger of transactions which is not maintained by a centralized organizational authority.…”

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Questioning Centralized Organizations in a Time of Distributed Trust

Seidel

2017

Journal of Management Inquiry

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Imagine meeting a stranger and entering into a trusted economic exchange without needing a third party to vouch for you. What changes in your theoretical perspective in such a world? That model of interaction is what distributed trust technologies such as blockchain bring. I introduce the basic concept of distributed trust, describe some early instances, and highlight how organizational theories need to be updated to no longer rely upon fundamental assumptions about trust which are becoming outdated. Distributed trust fundamentally transforms boundaries of organizations and challenges assumptions about internalizing organizational functions to overcome market trust coordination issues. Implicit assumptions about the legitimacy and power of central network positions no longer ring true. This is very fertile ground for organizations research as the core tenet of the field—what roles and functions should group together within an organization—is being called into question at the most fundamental level.

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Questioning Centralized Organizations in a Time of Distributed Trust

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2017

Journal of Management Inquiry

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“…The variety of buildings created, in turn, allowed for the category boundaries to expand and be adaptable to changing architectural trends for over 70 years. Studying molecular gastronomy, Slavich, Svejenova, Opazo, and Patriotta (2020) analyzed how category emergence was characterized by contestation over meaning and labels but that such political processes can lead to the deepening of category meaning and its eventual legitimation—a finding consistent with Delmestri and Wezel’s (2011) examination of the contested diffusion of the organizational category “multiplex cinema.” The importance of emergence as a process that leads from novelty to growth and formation of templates and prototypes has urged Seidel and Greve (2017) even to propose “emergence” as a field of its own.…”

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The Hidden Paths of Category Research: Climbing new heights and slippery slopes

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Organization Studies

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Category research has flourished over the last decade. While this body of work has prioritized the behavioral and economic consequences of stable classification systems, the papers in this special issue challenge this orientation by highlighting the importance of category dynamics for improving our understanding of markets and fields. We show how these papers support the emergence of category maintenance, the recategorization of mature categories, and the consolidation of new categories as understudied phenomena and as the next research challenges to pursue. After connecting the main findings of the papers in this special issue into a unified process model, we discuss various alternative pathways to further explore those challenges. We also point to how this theoretical endeavor runs on slippery slopes and might lead to cul-de-sacs such as terminological balkanization. We conclude by highlighting the need for developing a more comprehensive understanding of category dynamics.

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“…Even though these assumptions have been historically effective, the recent emergence of distributed trust systems such as BCT has fundamentally challenged these core tenets of organizational theory [35].…”

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Blockchain: A Panacea for Trust Challenges In Public Services? A Socio-technical Perspective

Shahaab¹

2020

The JBBA

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Trust in corporations, governments and public services has been steadily declining over the last few decades. Lack of transparency and auditability has been a key driver for this decline. Blockchain technology has been commended as a solution that can help with disintermediation and filling the consistently increasing trust challenges faced by the corporate and public sectors. Public services are seeking solutions that can help establish trust and increase transparency with its citizens and businesses are undertaking extensive business analysis to determine the need and effectiveness of blockchain-like platforms as the basis for transforming their existing platforms. Due to the decisive nature, most of the analysis results thus indicate that if a trusted third party is an option, then blockchain should not be used. Here we highlight the challenges and opportunities of establishing trust and how blockchain technology can help public services bridge the trust gap with its citizens. We argue that all information technology systems rely on a suite of technologies, thus blockchain should be added to the current technology stack rather than taking an 'all or nothing' approach. We also argue that analysing the effectiveness of futuristic technology like blockchain with industrial age methodology and mindset may limit the realisation of its impact on society and economy. Therefore, we propose to take a heuristic approach, where different properties of blockchain technology need to be mapped against different aspects of current business process with a futuristic view in mind. Taking Companies House-a government organisation that holds over 4 million UK-based companies' records-as an example, we demonstrate how certain business processes in Companies House can benefit from adapting a blockchain-based solution.

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Emergence: How Novelty, Growth, and Formation Shape Organizations and Their Ecosystems

Cited by 19 publications

References 99 publications

Questioning Centralized Organizations in a Time of Distributed Trust

Questioning Centralized Organizations in a Time of Distributed Trust

The Hidden Paths of Category Research: Climbing new heights and slippery slopes

Blockchain: A Panacea for Trust Challenges In Public Services? A Socio-technical Perspective

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