Inter-organizational imitation: Definition and typology

The sustained idea of this article is that the concept of imitation has not been sufficiently developed in the field of strategic management and has often been confused with the notion of mimicry. Therefore, the objective of this research is to emphasize the distinction between different types of im...

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Published inAccounting and Financial Control Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 23 - 31
Main Authors Bourkha, Bilal, Belfellah, Younes
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published LLC “Consulting Publishing Company “Business Perspectives” 27.04.2017
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Business administration
Humanities and Social Sciences
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Summary:The sustained idea of this article is that the concept of imitation has not been sufficiently developed in the field of strategic management and has often been confused with the notion of mimicry. Therefore, the objective of this research is to emphasize the distinction between different types of imitation unlike a lot of research on companies imitative behavior focused on one type as the perfect imitation. This will clarify ambiguities in the literature on imitation, and show that the mobilization of neo institutional theory is not sufficient to explain all the imitative behavior of organizations in a market.
ISSN:2543-5485
DOI:10.25161/afc.1(1).2017.03