Sports contexts are increasingly used in management research to test and develop theory
and explore managerially relevant phenomena. This growth in publications is likely driven …

This article attempts to reflect the current state and progress of strategy-process research.
Based on a literature review, an integrative framework is developed encompassing key …

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 …

Although most studies underscore institutional change as replacement of one dominant
logic for another and assume that professions are guided by a single logic, professions that …

This article examines practice diffusion in an environment where competing logics exist,
specifically investigating how trustee and performance logics that were rooted in different …

Some sociologists have recently argued that a major aim of sociological inquiry is to identify
the mechanisms by which cause and effect relationships in the social world come about …

We use meta-analytical techniques to address three central debates in institutional theory: Is
organizational behavior the product of social structure or organizational agency? Does …

Institutional theory argues that conformity to institutional pressure enhances the survival
probability of organizations. Two key limitations of institutional theory have been proposed in …

Reputation is thought to differentiate organizations and help explain variability in their
performance. A recent study contributed to knowledge about the reputation—performance …

In this study, we (1) clarify and distinguish the concept of status,(2) identify and analyze the
institutional and organizational factors that can lead to differences in organizational status …