Naśladowcza strategia modernizacji – co teoria organizacji mówi o imitacji reform?
Mimetic Strategy of Modernization – what does organization theory say about imitating reforms?

Summary/Abstract: The issue of imitation constitutes a recurring theme in the Polish debate on modernization but that discussion is hardly ever informed by research on organizational isomorphism conducted within the discipline of organization theory. This texts provides a synthetic overview of processes occurring in the “innovator – international organization – imitator” triangle and discusses their impact on translation of organizational reforms. Next, the possible challenges associated with the mimetic strategy – most importantly its superficial rationality – are outlined. The more distanced and self-conscious attitude toward imitation of fashionable prescriptions is suggested.

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