Mia Raynard
Assistant Professor
Research Classification
Research Interests
Organization theory
Disruptive Change Processes
Emerging Economies
Family Enterprises
Societal Grand Challenges
Relevant Thesis-Based Degree Programs
Research Options
I am available and interested in collaborations (e.g. clusters, grants).
I am interested in and conduct interdisciplinary research.
Research Methodology
Qualitative methods and mixed methods
Recruitment
Doctoral students
Any time / year round
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Publications
- Bouncing forward or bouncing back? How family firms enact resilience in times of crisis (2023)
Journal of Family Business Management, 13 (1), 68-86 - Commentary on Perspective Article: ‘Institutional Logics: Motivating Action and Overcoming Resistance to Change’ – Heather A. Haveman, David Joseph-Goteiner, and Danyang Li (2023)
Management and Organization Review, 19 (6), 1178-1184 - DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND VOICE: HOW PLATFORMS SHAPE INSTITUTIONAL PROCESSES THROUGH VISIBILIZATION (2022)
Research in the Sociology of Organizations, 83, 57-85 - FROM GRACE TO VIOLENCE: STIGMATIZING THE MEDICAL PROFESSION IN CHINA (2021)
Academy of Management Journal, 64 (6), 1842-1872 - Proudly Elitist and Undemocratic? The distributed maintenance of contested practices (2021)
Organization Studies, 42 (1), 7-33 - Reinventing the state-owned enterprise? Negotiating change during profound environmental upheaval (2020)
Academy of Management Journal, 63 (4), 1300-1335 - Don't rock the boat. Theorizing the role of social exchanges in issue settlements (2019)
79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management 2019: Understanding the Inclusive Organization, AoM 2019 - Don’t rock the boat. Theorizing the role of social exchanges in issue settlements (2019)
Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2019-August - Institutional sedimentation: Navigating China’s shifting political landscape (2017)
Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2017-August - Deconstructing complexity: Configurations of institutional complexity and structural hybridity (2016)
Strategic Organization, 14 (4), 310-335 - Institutional imprints: The enduring effects of past political regimes on CSR in China (2016)
Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, 1913-1918 - Institutional Strategies in Emerging Markets (2015)
Academy of Management Annals, 9 (1), 291-335 - Deconstructing complexity: How organizations cope with multiple institutional logics (2014)
Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, 735-740 - Organizational form, structure, and religious organizations (2014)
Research in the Sociology of Organizations, 41, 159-186 - LEGACIES OF LOGICS: SOURCES OF COMMUNITY VARIATION IN CSR IMPLEMENTATION IN CHINA (2013)
Research in the Sociology of Organizations, 39 Part A, 243-276 - Concealing or revealing the family?: Corporate brand identity strategies in family firms (2011)
Family Business Review, 24 (3), 197-216 - Institutional complexity and organizational responses (2011)
Academy of Management Annals, 5 (1), 317-371
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