392 KB0 KB200920262026Dvorski, KatarinaHruška, Domagojletnik:28številka:iss. 1, article 2str. 16-34DOI:10.15458/2335-4216.1366ISSN:2335-4216COBISSID_HOST:270216451URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-4Y7M680JenEkonomska fakultetaEconomic and business reviewbusiness efficiencydelovna organizacijaentrepreneurshipidentiteta podjetjaknowledge managementlabour efficiencynadzor vodenja podjetjaorganizacijski razvojSloveniaSlovenijaThe the governance crucible| institutional logics and the transformation of corporate governance in Slovenia|This study explores how institutional logics are enacted and recalibrated within corporate governance amid legitimacy challenges and organisational change. Set in Slovenia’s posttransition banking sector, it combines a symbolic–material ontology of institutions with a dual distinction between identity-based logics, grounded in values and organisa- tional purpose, and activity-based logics, rooted in operational practice and performance. Drawing on elite–expert interviews and governance artefacts, the analysis traces how these logics interact across three phases of governance transformation—state stewardship, privatisation, and postprivatisation resilience. The findings show that governance is not merely a technical control system but a meaning-laden crucible where legitimacy is continually constructed and reinterpreted through leadership, decision routines, and institutional objects such as rules, metrics, and narratives. The study contributes to institutional logics research by demonstrating how identity and activity logics blend and evolve in practice and offers practical insights for governance actors seeking to sustain legitimacy and resilience in institutionally complex, historically layered environmentsTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaUniverza v Ljubljani, Ekonomska fakulteta