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Wetterberg, Anna. "Catching Codes: The Institutionalization of Self-Regulation in the Global Apparel Industry" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Montreal Convention Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Aug 11, 2006 <Not Available>. 2009-05-24 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p103800_index.html>

Wetterberg, A. M. , 2006-08-11 "Catching Codes: The Institutionalization of Self-Regulation in the Global Apparel Industry" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Montreal Convention Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Online <PDF>. 2009-05-24 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p103800_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: During the 1990s, movements for improved labor standards in the global apparel industry pressured large, brand-name firms to adopt better protections for workers in outsourced production. By mapping adoption of such codes of conduct and monitoring arrangements, I evaluate whether these practices have become institutionalized as a part of industry practice. Drawing on an original dataset of companies from around the world, I show that self-regulation has spread beyond targeted firms and has therefore become institutionalized at a subset of firms. Factors such as field position drive the adoption of self-regulation, even in the absence of targeting, as challenger firms mimic the practices of incumbents. National political cultures may also explain the high rates of adoption in countries with long-standing traditions of protecting workers’ rights. These findings support institutionalist perspectives on organizational change, particularly the idea that mimetic isomorphism drives adoption of legitimating practices. Further, the results are an endorsement of labor activists’ strategy of targeting large, branded companies, as such campaigns have had ramifications far beyond these lead firms.

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