Neo-Institutional Theory and Organization Studies: A Mid-Life Crisis?

We trace the development of neo-institutional theory in Organization Studies from a marginal topic to the dominant theory. We show how it has evolved from infancy, through adolescence and early adulthood to being a fully mature theory, which we think is now facing a mid-life crisis. Some of the feat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Organization studies Jg. 40; H. 2; S. 199 - 218
Hauptverfasser: Alvesson, Mats, Spicer, André
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: London, England SAGE Publications 01.02.2019
Sage Publications Ltd
Schlagworte:
Crises
Economics and Business
Ekonomi och näringsliv
Infancy
Life
Middle age
Myopia
Organization studies
Organization theory
Samhällsvetenskap
Social Sciences
Theorists
Theory
development
institutional theory
midlife crisis
identity
ISSN:0170-8406, 1741-3044, 1741-3044
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Zusammenfassung:We trace the development of neo-institutional theory in Organization Studies from a marginal topic to the dominant theory. We show how it has evolved from infancy, through adolescence and early adulthood to being a fully mature theory, which we think is now facing a mid-life crisis. Some of the features of this mid-life crisis include over-reach, myopia, tautology, pseudo-progress and re-inventing the wheel. To address these problems, we argue that institutional theorists should limit the range of the concept, sharpen their lens, avoid tautologies and problematize the concept. By doing this, we think institutional theorists could develop a narrower and more focused conception of institutions.
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ISSN:0170-8406
1741-3044
1741-3044
DOI:10.1177/0170840618772610