Organization theory has, on the whole, failed to adequately address the role that
organizations have played in some of the crimes of humanity. The tools to do so have long …

The study of institutional logics has become, in the more than twenty years since Friedland
and Alford's (1991) seminal article, one of the key theoretical perspectives in organizational …

The authors discuss the microfoundations of institutional theory, specifically as
microfoundations are manifested in this volume of Research in the Sociology of …

Institutional differentiation has been one of the central concerns of sociology since the days
of Auguste Comte. However, the overarching tendency among*** institutionalists such as …

In this paper, I discuss the possibility of creating a more fruitful conversation between
institutional logics and institutional work as two central streams within institutional theory. I …

The problem with this critique is that it refers to a somewhat dated version of institutional the
ory. While early interpretations of new institu tional theory focused directly on isomorphism …

People and organizations increasingly navigate situations where there is no common sense
of reality, value, moral or feelings. And they often have to coordinate their activities in …

In recent years, numerous writers have criticized the current state of institutional theory, and
organization theory in general (Davis, 2010, 2015; Greenwood et al., 2014; Suddaby et al …

Institutional theory has risen to prominence as a popular and powerful explanation for both
individual and organizational action. It is a vibrant theory that has been synthesized and …

CHARLENE ZIETSMA AND BRENT MCKNIGHT unique contribution of institutional theory is
the insight that organizations need legitimacy as well as technical efficiency to survive and …