Institutional logics in action:

The institutional logics perspective is one of the fastest growing new theoretical areas in organization studies (Thornton, Ocasio & Lounsbury, 2012). Building on early efforts by Friedland & Alford (1991) to "bring society back in" to the study of organizational dynamics, this new...

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Other Authors: Boxenbaum, Eva, Lounsbury, Michael
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bingley, U.K. Emerald 2013
Series:Research in the sociology of organizations v. 39a
Links:https://doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X(2013)39_Part_A
Summary:The institutional logics perspective is one of the fastest growing new theoretical areas in organization studies (Thornton, Ocasio & Lounsbury, 2012). Building on early efforts by Friedland & Alford (1991) to "bring society back in" to the study of organizational dynamics, this new scholarly domain has revived institutional analysis by embracing a focus on the dynamic and heterogeneous nature of institutions. In doing so, it has embraced a more practice-centered approach to agency that emphasizes situated interactions, the importance of history, the role of both symbolic and material elements, and the study of cross-level processes and mechanisms. This two volume set, seededby an ABC Network conference held in Banff, Alberta, CANADA in June 2012, provides a fresh set of papers by scholars at the cutting edge of research on institutional logics. As a whole, the papers provide many novel theoretical insights about institutional logics in actionfocusing on their dynamics, complexity, and evolving relationship to actors as actors actively navigate their social worlds.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (x, 310 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9781781909195 (electronic bk.) :
ISSN:0733-558X