From time to time, new forms emerge on the organizational landscape and enhance
organizational diversity. For instance, the late 1980s witnessed the spawning of the personal …

Much of the social science literature on institutions resembles a play that begins with the
second act, taking both plot and narrative as an accomplished fact. very little research asks …

Institutionalists commonly invoke exogenous shocks or the transposition of logics across
national systems to explain institutional change and new path creation. Using organizational …

Introduction availability of abundant and cheap raw materials, of energy sources, markets,
infrastructure, strategic location on trade routes, capital, or of the absence of restrictive …

1) Introduction: Where do Organizations and Institutions Come From? Much of the social
science literature on institutions has the character of a play that begins with the second act …

For organizations, as for living creatures, existence cannot be taken for granted. In nature,
eggs are not fertilized, pregnancies fail, and would-be offspring are stillborn. The …

Rather quietly over the last decade, a large body of literature has emerged to consider how
new forms of organization arise and become established in the organizational community …

This thesis is about Technological Transitions (TT), which are long-term and large-scale
changes in socio-technical systems at the level of societal functions (eg transportation …

The articles in this volume reflect the wide range and high quality of research contributions
reported at the conference. The articles include new theoretical and empirical contributions …

This paper distinguishes between two ecological perspectives on organizational evolution:
population ecology and community ecology. The perspectives adopt different levels of …