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The Adolescence of Institutional Theory [PDF]

Administrative Science Quarterly, 1987
Early versions of this paper were presented at the "Conference on Institutional Change," held at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, CA, May 15-16, 1987; and at a conference, "Critical Perspectives on Organizational Theories," sponsored by the International Sociological Association and held at the Conference Center De ...
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A Skeletal Theory of Institutions

1997
Abstract This chapter has two aims. First, it articulates and defends a conception of institutions as the equilibria that result from the rational choices of individuals. Second, it shows that utilitarians face particular strategic problems in holding such a conception, specifically problems of equilibrium selection in worlds in which ...
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Institutional Theory and SHRM

2018
At the end of this chapter, you should be able to: Analyse the impact of institutional mechanisms in shaping SHRM & ER practices Analyse the limits of institutional theory in developing differentiation Examine and analyse the relationship between institutional fit and SHRM ...
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The Rhetoric of Institutional Theory

The Sociological Quarterly, 1967
INSTITUTIONS ARE a collective device by which we gather up the many loaves and fishes of the facts of social living into the miracle basket of conceptualization. More than that, institution is a word with strongly externalistic connotations which belie the largely internalistic character of the institutional phenomenon.
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Perspectives on Institutional Theory

2015
A significant portion of the Australian public sector has undergone quite a dramatic transformation in recent times. A number of government departments and national enterprises have either been privatized and subjected to the rigors of the open market and the attendant requirement for increased efficiency that this necessarily involves, or corporatized,
Soma Pillay, Chris Bilney
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Theories of Norms and Institutions

2010
Social norms and normative deviance are not direct topics of investigation in this book, but the self system we propose does impinge on these matters. In this chapter we first show how our self model merges with affect control theory—a framework that does focus on normative matters—to provide a single multi-level cybernetic system regarding affect ...
Neil J. MacKinnon, David R. Heise
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Institutional Theory

2007
The chapter presents a institutional theory. Institutional theory, a building block of today’s organization studies, drawing from sociology, social psychology, political science, and economics, offers explanations for social order, social action and cultural persistence.
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Theory of Institutional Change

2018
This chapter provides the book with a theoretical framework applied to cases. It explores contemporary conceptualizations of fragility, corruption, and institution building. Building on previously established literature, the chapter explores why domestic institutions matter to international stability, as corruption tends to spread from weaker states to
Jonathan D. Rosen, Hanna Samir Kassab
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Institutional Theory

2022
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Institutional Theory and Institutional Legal Positivism

1991
Institutional theories were developed by B. Malinowsky, H. Schelsky and other sociologists. The philosophy of law has produced one interesting and important school of thought in the field of institutional philosophy which is represented preeminently by M. Hauriou, S. Romano, G. Renard and C. Schmitt. On its basis D.N.
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