Institutional theory has energized a large and vibrant academic community, but it is largely
unknown to managers and inconsequential with respect to the management of …

The growing popularity of institutional work suggests a broad agentic turn in institutional
approaches to organizational studies. We briefly describe the contribution of the evolving …

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 …

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

The growth of institutionalist research within organizational studies has been nothing short
of remarkable. The institutional perspective has come to dominate submissions to the …

The study of institutional work has emerged as a dynamic research domain within
organization studies. In this essay, we situate the papers published in the Special Issue. We …

Purpose–In order to provide new and other directions to institutional studies in organization
theory, Lawrence and Suddaby forward the notion of institutional work of actors aimed at …

The problems and prospects currently facing Institutional Theory are addressed by
scrutinizing recent proposals for focusing upon 'institutional work'in a way of that promises to …

'Institutional work'has evolved from a concept introduced to capture a set of actions
described in institutional research, to a perspective on the relationship between institutions …

The advancement and growth of institutional theory over the past seven decades has
brought with it an increasing plurality in its theoretical and empirical approaches, along with …