Rethinking Institutional Entrepreneurship: The Case Of The Construction Of The Orphan Drug Field In Europe
Brabet Julienne, 2014
Name of publisher/editor
Society and Business Review
Co-author
Karim Hamadache
Geographic area
Europe
Summary & key words
The purpose of this paper is to enrich empirical studies on institutional entrepreneurship (IE), more specifically those focusing on the role of the IE in building a new field (here the orphan drug [OD] field). This research addresses the main paradoxes of IE theories: a deterministic vs free agent point of view; an individual hero vs a collective action approach; and a change vs reproduction perspective.