Institutional theories of organizations provide a rich, complex view of organizations. In these
theories, organizations are influenced by normative pressures, sometimes arising from …

Charter schools elevate choice and competition to foster educational innovations. Indeed,
these market-style mechanisms are intended to challenge standardized practices …

" 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 …

To compare and contrast institutional theories used in organizational analysis, the
theoretical frameworks and arguments of leading contributors to institutional theory are …

Winner of the 2000 Max Weber prize, awarded by the Section on Organizations,
Occupations, and Work, of the American Sociological Association, for the best book on …

I summarize seven general trends in the institutional analysis of organizations which I view
as constructive and provide evidence of progress in the development of this perspective. I …

This paper addresses the performance consequences of firm‐level strategic similarity. Past
research observed that firms face pressures to be different and to be the same. By …

The institutional theory of organizations developed by Scott, Meyer and their colleagues
over the past two decades has had an enormous impact on organizational theory and …