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 …

In the literature of Sociology, one seldom finds references today to terms like grand vs
middle range theory, structural-functionalism, and social Darwinism. But, for more than two …

We argue that this paradox is, at least in part, the result of a long-standing tension in
sociology between more materialist, interestdriven explanations of behavior and ideational …

Institutional theory attends to the deeper and more resilient aspects of social structure. It
considers the processes by which structures, including schemas, rules, norms, and routines …

The term 'institutional theory'covers a broad body of literature that has grown in prominence
and popularity over the past two decades. But, consistency in defining the bounds of this …

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 …

According to one of the leading theorists on institutional theory, that theory “attends to the
deeper and more resilient aspects of social structure. It considers the processes by which …

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 …

Since its conceptual foundations in the late 1970s, the institutional perspective has gradually
become prominent in organization theory research. The perspective has embraced various …

Long a fruitful area of scrutiny for students of organizations, the study of institutions is
undergoing a renaissance in contemporary social science. This volume offers, for the first …