Although it is evident in routine decision-making and a crucial vehicle of rationalization,
commensuration as a general social process has been given little consideration by …

Organizations are increasingly subject to conflicting demands imposed by their institutional
environments. This makes compliance impossible to achieve, because satisfying some …

In order to advance the micro-foundations of institutional theory, we explore how individuals
within organizations experience and respond to competing institutional logics. Starting with …

" Creating a clear, analytical framework for readers, Institutions and Organizations: Ideas
and Interests, Third Edition continues to reflect the richness and diversity of institutional …

Creating a clear, analytical framework, this comprehensive exploration of the relationship
between institutional theory and the study of organizations continues to reflect the richness …

This broad, balanced introduction to organizational studies enables the reader to compare
and contrast different approaches to the study of organizations. This book is a valuable tool …

We examine the phenomenon of multiple organizational identities and suggest that they can
be managed in organizations by changing the number of (identity plurality) or relationships …

Language and power are central to an understanding of control. This paper uses the work of
Pierre Bourdieu to argue that an enriched view of power, in the form of symbolic violence, is …

This is the best introductory survey of cultural theories I have read. One often hears and
reads that sociology has in the last two decades undergone a revived interest in culture, that …

Explains the key concepts, theories, and studies in the sociology of the arts—the fully
updated new edition of the classic textbook Sociology of the Arts is a comprehensive yet …