Although values were once the central focus of institutional scholarship, they occupy a
marginal position in the contemporary literature. Viewing this situation as both a significant …

I explore the interrelations between methodology and theory by examining how specific
research strategies afford specific lines of theorizing. My case study is recent studies in …

Drawing on a 15-month ethnographic study of a drug court, we investigate how actors from
different institutional and professional backgrounds employ logical frameworks in their micro …

This paper makes the case for an inhabited institutionalism by pondering questions that
continue to vex institutional theory: How can we account for local activity, agency, and …

Over the past decades, universities have increasingly become involved in entrepreneurial
activities. Despite efforts to embrace their 'third mission', universities still demonstrate great …

Drawing support from current and seminal work on institutional theory, this paper explores
the role of three elements involved in the management of change-regulative, normative, and …

Drawing on sociological conceptions of interaction, small groups, and group cultures, we
argue that organizational studies benefits from a meso-analysis of everyday life. Small group …

We examine the role of history in organization studies by theorizing how collective memory
shapes societal institutions and the logics that govern them. We propose that, rather than …

Growing evidence suggests entrepreneurial ecosystems are a potent engine for economic
and community development. Prior research has identified an ecosystem's culture as …

Sustainability is increasingly a matter of concern in the corporate world. Many business
scholars have analyzed the phenomenon from institutional and cultural perspectives …