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Dear SIM community (apologies for cross-postings),

We are presently conducting a meta-analysis of neo-institutional theory, the research tradition associated with the seminal work of DiMaggio and Powell (1983, American Sociological Review, 4085 hits on Google Scholar). The theory was originally developed to explain isomorphism – or similarity – across firms in a given organizational field. In recent years, several scholars have used the theory to explain the diffusion of corporate social initiatives like CSR policies or philanthropic giving. They seek to explain how such initiatives spread in response to institutional pressures rather than market pressures. An important aim of our work is to assess neo-institutionalism's relevance for the SIM domain. To make our assessment as inclusive and reliable as possible, we need your help.

If you have performed one or several studies on the diffusion of corporate social initiatives in response to coercive, mimetic, and/or normative institutional pressures, please be so kind as to share your results with us. You may send your published articles, working papers, or unpublished dissertation chapters to either of the e-mail addresses listed below. All eligible papers will be included in the analysis, and cited in the final version of our paper.

Thank you for considering our request! With warm regards,

Pursey Heugens

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pheugens@rsm.nl

Michel Lander

RSM Erasmus University

mlander@rsm.nl