Journal article
Earning While Giving: Rhetorical Strategies for Navigating Multiple Institutional Logics in Reproductive Commodification
Anna Hartman, Erica Coslor
Journal of Business Research | Elsevier | Published : 2019
Abstract
This paper examines the rhetorical strategies for navigating multiple institutional logics in human egg commodification. We focus on the intermediaries (agencies) who match donors and recipients, examining their attempt to recruit potential donors through strategic communications. Using a rhetorical and semiotic approach, we analyzed 412 online advertisements on craigslist.org,recruiting women for commercial egg donation from across 30 US states (82 cities/regions). In this situation of institutional complexity, we find contradictory logics about gift giving and commodified market exchanges. In addition to reframing strategies that downplay opposition, we find interesting mixtures of what sh..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Thank you to Vanessa Pouthier, Ed Hyatt, Paul Tracey, the special issue guest editor and our two anonymous reviewers. Additional thanks to the doctoral students and faculty who attend Qualitative Design Studio (QDS) in the Department of Management and Marketing, University of Melbourne. Financial support provided by the Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship.