Categories that become taken-for-granted tend to acquire rule-like standing. That is, people begin to strongly expect certain behaviors from entities that have claimed affiliation with them, and these expectations tend to induce conformity. However, conformity does not always ensue, and we lack an explanation of why the effects of category taken-for-grantedness might diverge. In this paper, we propose that the effects of increasing category taken-for-grantedness hinge upon an organization’s identity. We first argue that the relationship between organizational identity and the likelihood of conformity is U-shaped, with insiders and outsiders being more likely to conform relative to those with middling identities. We then propose that greater category taken-for-grantedness should reduce scrutiny for those whose identities mark them as more of insiders, subsequently making them less likely to conform. In contrast, outsiders become more likely to conform as taken-for-grantedness increases. We test our arguments in the empirical context of Islamic banking, using data on 118 Islamic banks worldwide between 2001 and 2014. We examine the likelihood that banks in the sector make what are known as zakat payments as a function of category takenfor-grantedness and the extent to which a bank’s identity is Islamic. We discuss implications for the literatures on categories, identity, and religion.

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超越内部与外部的鸿沟：组织身份和类别对合规性的异质影响

被视为理所当然的类别往往会获得规则般的地位。也就是说，人们开始强烈期望声称与他们有关联的实体的某些行为，而这些期望往往会导致顺从。然而，一致性并不总是随之而来，我们缺乏对为什么理所当然的类别的影响可能会发生分歧的解释。在本文中，我们提出，增加被视为理所当然的类别的影响取决于组织的身份。我们首先认为组织身份与从众可能性之间的关系是 U 型的，内部人员和外部人员相对于具有中等身份的人更有可能顺从。然后，我们建议，将更大的类别视为理所当然应该减少对那些身份将他们标记为更多内部人员的人的审查，从而使他们不太可能遵守。相比之下，随着想当然的增加，局外人变得更有可能顺从。我们使用 2001 年至 2014 年间全球 118 家伊斯兰银行的数据，在伊斯兰银行业的实证背景下检验我们的论点。银行的身份在多大程度上是伊斯兰的。我们讨论对类别、身份和宗教的文献的影响。我们使用 2001 年至 2014 年间全球 118 家伊斯兰银行的数据，在伊斯兰银行业的实证背景下检验我们的论点。银行的身份在多大程度上是伊斯兰的。我们讨论对类别、身份和宗教的文献的影响。我们使用 2001 年至 2014 年间全球 118 家伊斯兰银行的数据，在伊斯兰银行业的实证背景下检验我们的论点。银行的身份在多大程度上是伊斯兰的。我们讨论对类别、身份和宗教的文献的影响。