Previous studies establish that rather than merely overcoming inertia and rigidity,
institutional change also goes through stages of fluidity during which transformation seems …

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 studies in this book usefully address the micro-social processes involved in the
construction of modern institutionalized organization. They do not reach to the explanation of …

In this paper, we discuss an alternative focus for institutional studies of organization-the
study of institutional work. Research on institutional work examines the practices of …

Although small group research has been marginalized within sociology during the past
decades, the authors argue that a focus on interaction arenas can contribute to a more …

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 …

In recent decades, sociologists have too often ignored the group level—the meso-level of
analysis—in their emphasis on either the individual or the institution. This unfortunate …

Macrosociology addresses large‐scale phenomena such as institutional systems, whereas
microsociology deals with smaller‐scale phenomena such as interpersonal behavior. Over …

This double volume presents a collection of 23 papers on how institutions matter to socio-
economic life. The papers delve deeply into the practical impact an institutional approach …

Institutions, like populations and organizations, occupy physical, temporal, symbolic, and
social space. It is reasonable, then, to assume institutions are characterized by ecological …