“文化工具箱”视角的组织研究路径与进展

Research Approaches and Development of“Culture as Toolkit”in Organization Studies

从“文化工具箱”视角出发,回顾和梳理国内外相关文献,基于组织情境下文化资源使用策略(分化或整合)与文化行动受众(内部或外部)两个维度构建了研究分类框架,继而从研究情境、行动目的、策略机制等角度对不同研究路径内的文献进行分析和评述。在此基础上,指出跨路径融合不足和跨领域对话受限等问题,并提出从4个方面拓展该领域研究,包括挖掘文化元素间的网络关系、明晰内外部文化交互机制、探索文化资源整合与分化的并用,以及加强文化资源视角与其他研究领域的对话深度。

Through reviewing and analyzing the organizational literature on“culture as toolkit”,this study proposes a framework by considering resource using strategy(i.e.,incorporation or differentiation)and organizational audience(i.e.,internal or external)to distinguish among four research approaches to investigating culture as resources,and further explicates the situation,purpose,and strategy within each approach.Within this framework,this study identifies the gaps and weaknesses in prior research and offers suggestions for future research,such as revealing the network ties among cultural elements,exploring the interactions between internal and external culture resources,investigating the simultaneous utilization of cultural incorporation and differentiation,and strengthening the theoretical dialogue with other fields.