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Study of Multiple Institutional Logic Theory and Organizational Ambidexterity under the Background of the Industry Internet:The Case of Suning O2O Transformation

Ge Minglei1, Zhang Lihua1, Huang Qiufeng2   

  1. 1. School of Labor and Human Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872;
    2. School of Business, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006
  • Received:2017-05-05 Online:2018-02-28 Published:2018-02-10

Abstract:

Organizational transformation in the Internet era is a hot topic. Organizations will confront the tension of institutional logic complexity during the course of transformation. Based on institutional logic theory and organizational ambidexterity theory, this paper se-lects Suning as a case to explore the dynamic evolution of institutional logic and the organizational coping practice. Then we find that mul-tiple institutional logics show a complex dynamic evolution feature. In the beginning of transformation, structural ambidexterity promotes logic centrality and reduces logic compatibility through differentiation. In the middle and later periods, contextual ambidexterity and re-ciprocal ambidexterity promotes logic compatibility through integration.

Key words: institutional logic, organizational ambidexterity, Suning, Internet