The institutional construction of organizations : international and longitudinal studies
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The institutional construction of organizations : international and longitudinal studies
Sage Publications, c1995
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Bibliography: p. 315-338
Includes indexes
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Description
Institutional theory is on the rise. During the past three decades, the field of organization studies has witnessed a succession of theoretical perspectives--including contingency theory, resource dependency, and population ecology--that focus attention on one or another aspect of organizations. Only institutional theory highlights the importance of the wider social and cultural environment as the "ground" in which organizations are rooted. The original work in The Institutional Construction of Organizations sheds new light on the study of organizations. The editors bring together work from two different research traditions--the United States and Europe. The collection also layers in several important perspectives of institutional theory, including empirical observations, longitudinal analyses, market-based organizational forms, and attention to the concepts of agency and strategy. The result is a finely textured, fully developed work for scholars and advanced students of organizational theory and behavior.
Table of Contents
Preface - W Richard Scott and Soren Christensen
Introduction - W Richard Scott
Institutional Theory and Organizations
PART ONE: ACCOUNTING FOR INSTITUTIONS
The New Institutionalism and Rational Choice Theory - Peter Abell
Cognitive Sources of Socially Constructed Competitive Groups - Theresa K Lant and Joel A C Baum
Examples from the Manhattan Hotel Industry
Localism and Globalization in Institutional Analysis - Mark C Suchman
The Emergence of Contractual Norms in Venture Finance
PART TWO: ORGANIZATIONAL ADAPTATION TO CONFLICTING AND SHIFTING INSTITUTIONAL AND TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENTS
Origin and Transformation of Organizations - Soren Christensen and Jan Molin
Institutional Analysis of the Danish Red Cross
Civilization, Art, and Accounting - Jan Mouritsen and Peter Sk[ae]b[ae]k
The Royal Danish Theater - An Enterprise Straddling Two Institutions
The Incorporation of Multiple Institutional Models - Finn Borum and Ann Westenholz
Organizational Field Multiplicity and the Role of Actors
PART THREE: INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTS ON FIRMS AND FIELDS
The Competence View of the Firm - Christian Knudsen
What Can Modern Economists Learn from Philip Selznick's Sociological Theory of Leadership?
Using Institutional Theory to Understand For-Profit Sectors - Stephen J Mezias
The Case of Financial Reporting Standards
PART FOUR: INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTS ON INDUSTRIES
Accounting for Acquisition Waves - Patricia H Thornton
Evidence from the US College Publishing Industry
Coupling the Technical and Institutional Faces of Janus in Network Industries - Raghu Garud and Arun Kumaraswamy
Institutional Interpretations and Explanations of Differences in American and Danish Approaches to Innovation - Peter Karn[o with a line through]e
The Origins of Economic Principles - Frank Dobbin
Railway Entrepreneurs and Public Policy in 19th-Century America
Conclusion - W Richard Scott and Soren Christensen
Crafting a Wider Lens
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