In this study, we examined responses to institutional complexity by analyzing when and how
organizations respond to a coercive institutional demand from a powerful constituent when …

This paper builds on recent contributions to understanding conditions of institutional
complexity by developing a theoretical framework to elaborate the interdependencies …

Most category studies have focused on established categories with discrete boundaries.
These studies not only beg the question of how a de novo category arises, but also upon …

Institutional theory, and the institutional logics approach in particular, lacks the feelings that
produce, sustain and disrupt institutional practice. This is due in part to rational, instrumental …

In a longitudinal qualitative study of a water stewardship council, we build theory about how
and why actors embedded in disparate logics across multiple fields can overcome the …

Institutional theory has become a dominant and influential perspective to study management
and organizations. The popularity of institutional theory is driven, in part, by its effectiveness …

Organizational scholars have examined how social movements generate institutional
change through contentious politics. However, little attention has been given to the role of …

Purpose The issue of burnout has been identified as one of the most pressing challenges in
organizational management, impacting the ability of an organization to succeed as well as …

This study builds on structural elaboration theory by developing a model to explain the
adoption of board structures that appear to conform to the prevailing institutional logic, but …

In this essay I argue that organizational theorizing would benefit from incorporating a richer
understanding of work and occupations. To demonstrate how, I turn to recent literature …