Putting categories in their place: A research agenda for theorizing place in category research
现有类别研究常忽视地方的作用,本文提出地方的三个要素(物质性、集体身份、集体行动)能深化对类别的理解,并构建了整合框架以指导未来研究。
Existing category research tends to divorce categories from place. When considered at all, place is often relegated to the contextual background. We see at least three important elements of place that can inform our understanding of categories: first, categories are rooted in the materiality of place; second, those who inhabit a place often share a collective identity that can impart meaning to categories; third, places influence the collective action that underlies category processes. Accordingly, we call for categories “to be put in their place” in category research, by attending to the materialities, collective identities, and collective action present in place. We present an integrative framework for future research that links place, categories, and organizational outcomes, and suggest mechanisms that link these constructs.