The variant of new institutionalism that is our focus is a pan-disciplinary theory that asserts
that actors pursue their interests by making choices within institutional constraints. We …

Educationwas published. The financial crisis, still not fully resolved, has raised significant
questions about the role of management education—in particular MBAs (Tett, 2009) …

Human capital theory in recent decades has become the basis for educational policy in
many developed countries. Expert discussions, however, often undervalue research findings …

Finding ways to understand the nature of social change and social order-from political
movements to market meltdowns-is one of the enduring problems of social science. A …

Once created, institutions often change in subtle and gradual ways over time. Although less
dramatic than abrupt and wholesale transformations, these slow and piecemeal changes …

We use a dialectical perspective to provide a unique framework for understanding
institutional change that more fully captures its totalistic, historical, and dynamic nature, as …

We empirically explore the legitimating accounts for and against policies precluding
workplace discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people, focusing …

Since the 1980s, neoliberal policies have been diffused around the world by international
institutions established to support a very different world order. This article examines the …

The emergence of a common security and foreign policy has been one of the most
contentious issues accompanying the integration of the European Union. In this book …

This paper examines the role of large accounting firms in the emergence of a transnational
regulatory field in professional services. We use neo-institutional theory to illuminate the …