Harnessing internal communities: the role of boundary structures

IF 3.9 3区管理学 Q2 MANAGEMENT

Management International Review Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.59876/a-es0j-czq1

Florence CRESPIN-MAZET, Olivier Dupouet, Karine Goglio-Primard, Marion Neukam

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Abstract

Relying on two case studies, this paper investigates how new knowledge produced by internal communities is integrated in the hosting firms’ activities and procedures. Its main contribution highlights the key role played by boundary structures lying at the interface between communities and the managerial strata of the organization. These structures are instrumental in the boundary work underpinning integration: aligning the communities’ outputs with the firms’ strategy and negotiating their acceptance by top managers. Their role goes beyond a mere diffusion process and includes combining and adapting the managerial and communitarian logics while preserving the autonomy and internal functioning of communities. Due to their collective character, this integration mechanism differs from the sponsor-leader dyad found in the literature on communities.

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利用内部社区:边界结构的作用

本文通过两个案例研究，探讨了内部社区产生的新知识如何整合到托管企业的活动和程序中。它的主要贡献突出了位于社区和本组织管理阶层交界处的边界结构所起的关键作用。这些结构在支持整合的边界工作中起着重要作用:使社区的产出与公司的战略保持一致，并与高层管理人员协商其接受程度。它们的作用不仅仅是扩散过程，还包括结合和调整管理逻辑和社区逻辑，同时保持社区的自治和内部功能。由于其集体性，这种整合机制不同于社区文献中发现的发起人-领导者二元关系。

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Management International Review MANAGEMENT-

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