Most key insights of the sociology of markets have been framed as reactions to neoclassical
economic views of the functioning of markets. White (1981) suggested that stable production …

Defining institutions as taken-for-granted systems of roles and interactions, this paper
presents a novel theoretical integration of hereto disparate micro and macro approaches to …

We argue that the initial three-part mandate for organization theory contained study of (1)
internal organization structure and process;(2) relations between organizations and …

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 …

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 …

Analyzing institutions and the part they play in governing economic action has comprised
the central problem addressed by the new institutional economics. This paradigm has made …

This publication presents one of the first attempts to integrate two emerging bodies of
economic research: institutional economics and organizational theory. It begins within the …

Institutional theory and structuration theory both contend that institutions and actions are
inextricably linked and that institutionalization is best understood as a dynamic, ongoing …

Organizational fields are a central construct in institutional theory and the notion of shared
meaning is integral to the definition of “field.” In this review, we discuss how institutional …

A theory of institutional change is essential for further progress in the social sciences in
general and economics in particular. Institutions consist of formal rules, informal constraints …