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 …

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 …

This paper argues that research in organization theory has seen a shift in orientation from
paradigm-driven work to problem-driven work since the late 1980s. A number of paradigms …

Institutional theory is a prominent perspective in contemporary organizational research. It
encompasses a large, diverse body of theoretical and empirical work connected by a …

Since the early writings of DiMaggio and Powell (1983), Meyer and Rowan (1977) and
Zucker (1987), many insights have been gained under the broad umbrella of institutional …

Institutional theories of organizations provide a rich, complex view of orgaн nizations. In
these theories, organizations are influenced by normative presн sures, sometimes arising …

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 …

Institutions are social structures that are characterized by a high degree of resilience (Scott,
2001). They have a self-activating nature (Lawrence, Hardy 86 Phillips, 2002; Jepperson …

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

CHARLENE ZIETSMA AND BRENT MCKNIGHT unique contribution of institutional theory is
the insight that organizations need legitimacy as well as technical efficiency to survive and …