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In this paper we use the case of the internationalization of English law firms into Italy, and the refocusing of their operations on the city of Milan, to make a number of contributions to existing literatures on responses to institutional complexity. Firstly, we contribute to the literature on how organizations address complexity at the field level, by revealing the role of ‘field relocation’ as a particular response strategy. We also identify a number of organizational tactics - re-scoping, re-scaling and re-staffing - through which ‘field relocation’ is accomplished. Secondly, we also show the importance of further developing our understanding of the geography of institutional fields by highlighting how the ‘receptivity’ of different field locations may affect responses to complexity. This identifies the importance of geographically locating fields and sub-fields in studies of organizational responses to institutional complexity. Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE
Author(s): Faulconbridge J, Muzio D
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Management Studies
Year: 2016
Volume: 53
Issue: 1
Pages: 89-124
Print publication date: 01/01/2016
Online publication date: 24/02/2015
Acceptance date: 19/11/2014
Date deposited: 24/11/2014
ISSN (print): 0022-2380
ISSN (electronic): 1467-6486
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joms.12122
DOI: 10.1111/joms.12122
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