Abstract
In this chapter, the author draws on a historical case study of the Australian wine industry to explore variations in collective agency. The inductively derived process model illustrates the emergence of a new profession of scientific winemaking, which unfolds in three phases. Each phase is characterized by a distinct form of agency: distributed agency during the earliest phase, coordinated agency during later phases, and orchestrated agency during consolidation. In addition to exploring the temporal shifts in agency, the study includes a detailed analysis of the early stages of distributed agency, examining how col- lective agency is achieved in the absence of shared intentions.
Original language | English |
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Article number | https://doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X20190000058011 |
Pages (from-to) | 187-208 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | Research in the Sociology of Organizations |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 21 Mar 2019 |
Keywords
- Multi-level analysis
- forms of agency
- longitudinal research
- Australian wine industry
- distributed agency
- institutional work