The term 'institutional entrepreneurship'refers to the 'activities of actors who have an interest
in particular institutional arrangements and who leverage resources to create new …

In this chapter, we review the emerging and rapidly growing body of organizational research
on institutional entrepreneurship. This term refers to the 'activities of actors who have an …

We are delighted to introduce this special issue of Organization Studies, the purpose of
which is to develop a deeper understanding of the concept of institutional entrepreneurship …

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 …

HE concept of institutional work describes" the purposive action of individuals and
organizations aimed at creating, maintaining and disrupting institutions"(Lawrence & …

Institutional theory provides a powerful lens for explaining individual and collective action.
Recently, increased efforts towards understanding how institutions are created have led to a …

This article provides a review and analysis of institutional entrepreneurship research with a
focus on the emergence of this literature within two largely divergent streams: sociology …

As well as review the literature on the notion of institutional entrepreneurship introduced by
Paul DiMaggio in 1988, we propose a model of the process of institutional entrepreneurship …

How do institutions affect entrepreneurship? Conversely, how do entrepreneurs impact
institutions? Institutional theory has long struggled to explain the action and agency inherent …

Institutional theories of organizations in sociology have focused on exteriority and constraint
over the past three decades, in keeping with their roots in macrosocial theory. These …