The Birth of the 'Kodak Moment': Institutional Entrepreneurship and the Adoption of New Technologies

In this paper, we adopt a discourse analytic methodology to explore the role of institutional entrepreneurs in the process of institutional change that coincides with the adoption of a radically new technology. More specifically, we examine how Kodak managed to transform photography from a highly sp...

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Published in:Organization studies 2005-11, Vol.26 (11), p.1665-1687
Main Authors: Munir, Kamal A., Phillips, Nelson
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Electronics industry
Entrepreneurs
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Everyday Life
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Photography
Social Constructionism
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Technological change
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Everyday Life
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Social Constructionism
Strategic planning
Technological change
Technology adoption
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