Institutional Entrepreneurship in the Informal Economy: C hina's Shan‐Zhai Mobile Phones
研究中国山寨手机如何从非正规经济演变为正规经济，分析创业者通过框架、聚合和桥接策略获取合法性并推动转型的过程。
During the last decade, C hinese shan‐zhai mobile phones have steadily and deliberately evolved from an informal economy to a formal one. We draw on institutional entrepreneurship to study this evolution, focusing in particular on how informal C hinese entrepreneurs pursued change and the transition to a formal economy. We emphasize three strategies—framing, aggregating, and bridging— C hinese entrepreneurs employed to mobilize support, garner resources, and increase their amount and level of legitimacy. We also discuss implications for research on informal economies and institutional entrepreneurship. Copyright © 2014 Strategic Management Society.