Title

Contested Environments: Drivers and Dynamics in the US Marijuana Industry

Authors

Dara Szyliowicz, University of the PacificFollow
Tammy Madsen, Santa Clara University

Files

Document Type

Contribution to Book

Book Title

The World Scientific Reference on Entrepreneurship

Editor(s)

Donald S. Siegel

Description

A common view in institutional theory is that, over time, fields and industries will become more settled and stable. Yet, under certain conditions, change and contention are often more frequent and enduring. If contestation is persistent then actors must continuously contend with how to respond to shifting environmental conditions. But what conditions contribute to ongoing industry contestation? We posit that when an industry is characterized by multiple, conflicting normative, cognitive and regulatory orders as well as multiple heterogeneous actors who are endogenous and exogenous to the industry, it will be more susceptible to substantial ongoing contestation. We examine the US marijuana industry in order to understand these dynamics. Specifically, we identify and test the role of five primary drivers of contestation — heterogeneity of actors and practices, regulations, competing institutional logics, institutional voids and competing social belief systems. Our findings suggest that all five sources are crucial to understanding an industry’s development.

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https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/9874#t=aboutBook

Find in WorldCat

https://worldcat.org/title/930576168

ISBN

978-9814733304

Publication Date

12-29-2016

Publisher

World Scientific

City

New Jersey

First Page

93

Last Page

130

Disciplines

Business

Comments

DOI: 10.1142/9874

Volume 3

Recommended Citation

Szyliowicz, D., & Madsen, T. (2016). Contested Environments: Drivers and Dynamics in the US Marijuana Industry. In Donald S. Siegel (Eds.), The World Scientific Reference on Entrepreneurship (93–130). New Jersey: World Scientific
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/esob-facbooks/34