Abstract
This study develops a symbolic management perspective on strategic change to predict and test the antecedents and consequences of how firms frame strategic change. Using data from a sample of contemporary German corporations, we find support for our predictions that firms (1) use specific framing language that fits better with their divergent stakeholder preferences, (2) use language that decouples espousal and actual implementation of strategic change, and (3) realize positive market responses to institutionally appropriate frames of change.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1173-1193 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Academy of Management Journal |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2006 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business and International Management
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- Strategy and Management
- Management of Technology and Innovation