We review institutional theory to assess the direction of theory and research on institutional
structures and processes. Our primary goal is to suggest an overall frame within which a …

We use meta-analytical techniques to address three central debates in institutional theory: Is
organizational behavior the product of social structure or organizational agency? Does …

The new institutionalism in sociology and organizational research is best represented as an
extended family of scholars that share a broadly defined theoretical orientation. The multiple …

This essay offers a critical summation of the use of neo-institutionalism to study
organizations. While institutionalism has succeeded in becoming the dominant theory to …

Institutional theory is a prominent perspective in contemporary organizational research. It
encompasses a large, diverse body of theoretical and empirical work connected by a …

G reenwood, Hinings and Whetten (2014) present two major criticisms of current institutional
scholarship, and see need for a broad redirection: institutional organization theory, they …

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 …

The new institutionalism is a key perspective in organizational theory, one that shifts
analytical attention away from reductionist accounts that valorize efficiency or narrow self …

Institutional theories of organizations provide a rich, complex view of orgaн nizations. In
these theories, organizations are influenced by normative presн sures, sometimes arising …

Institutional scholars are not intellectually shy. We are willing to take on the tough
fundamental questions. Our subject is nothing more nor less than understanding the basis of …