A key theoretical and methodological issue for comparative scholars concerns the non-
identical nature of actors across different institutional contexts. This paper reviews the …

As key socio-cultural building blocks of human societies, institutions are distinct from
organizations and, hence, are central to sociological inquiry. In recent decades, however …

Agency and institutions are essential concepts within institutional theory. In this Perspectives
issue, we draw on a select group of Organization Studie s articles to provide an overview of …

'Institutional work'has evolved from a concept introduced to capture a set of actions
described in institutional research, to a perspective on the relationship between institutions …

The term 'institutional theory'covers a broad body of literature that has grown in prominence
and popularity over the past two decades. But, consistency in defining the bounds of this …

The term “actor” is a central yet contested construct in institutional theory. Regardless of
one's position, institutional theory requires a scaffolding that acknowledges the novelty and …

We argue that in order to overcome the reductionism and essentialism in institutional theory
there is a need to acknowledge that institutions and social actors are co‐constitutive and co …

Institutional approaches to organization studies focus attention on the relationships among
organizations and the fields in which they operate, highlighting in particular the role of …

In much contemporary institutional scholarship, the term 'actor'is used as a shorthand for any
entity imbued with agency. Talking about actors in institutions thus serves the necessity of …

Contemporary institutional theorizing in the field of organizations dates back almost forty
years. This particularly describes what are called new or neo-institutionalisms. These terms …