Hybrid Logics: An Oxymoron? The Case of Variation of a Minor and Major Logic.

Abstract

The literature on logics takes for granted that in a same organization, hybriditization or combination is the result of several independent logics. Moreover, it shows that those independent logics are only focused on one unique institutional field. In this paper, we attempt to show that a given independent logic encompasses already in its roots, a pre-existing logic or a minor logic, which may or may not be expressed. From an inductive in-depth case study in a social integration enterprise (SIE) in France, which combines both a social welfare and a commercial logic, we show through a practice lens how hybridization of social welfare and commercial logics will impact practice variation of recruitment. We found that in same hybrid logic, when social welfare logic is higher, the SIE tends to recruit people with more extensive social problems, whereas when commercial logic increases, good physical and mental conditions are more accepted despite societal troubles.