Bourdieusian concepts helping understand the diffusion of DEI in IB
| Plane of analysis | Conventional IB frame | Bourdieusian frame |
|---|---|---|
| Object of diffusion | DEI as a source of competitive advantage in a complex external environment | DEI, as cultural and symbolic capital that generates symbolic power, is concerned with field dynamics of IB |
| Ecology of diffusion | Institutions, rules and norms, constraints; regulation, government and civil society relations. IB has learned from others how to do better | Fields, doxa, intra and interfield dynamics and hierarchical structure, symbolic power. IB has been under external pressure to embrace DEI |
| Drivers of diffusion | Innovation and competitiveness inclinations; developing higher moral consciousness | Power struggle occurring between and within fields; losing the struggle against social movements; diluting DEI upon its entrance in the IB doxa |
| Challenges ahead | Costs and time-consumption, need for training, managing different stakeholders | IB incumbents face mismatch between habitus and changes in the field (hysteresis); diluted version of DEI has inherent limits |
| Plane of analysis | Conventional IB frame | Bourdieusian frame |
|---|---|---|
| Object of diffusion | DEI as a source of competitive advantage in a complex external environment | DEI, as cultural and symbolic capital that generates symbolic power, is concerned with field dynamics of IB |
| Ecology of diffusion | Institutions, rules and norms, constraints; regulation, government and civil society relations. IB has learned from others how to do better | Fields, doxa, intra and interfield dynamics and hierarchical structure, symbolic power. IB has been under external pressure to embrace DEI |
| Drivers of diffusion | Innovation and competitiveness inclinations; developing higher moral consciousness | Power struggle occurring between and within fields; losing the struggle against social movements; diluting DEI upon its entrance in the IB doxa |
| Challenges ahead | Costs and time-consumption, need for training, managing different stakeholders | IB incumbents face mismatch between habitus and changes in the field (hysteresis); diluted version of DEI has inherent limits |
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