Institutions and organizations : ideas and interests

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Title:

Author:

Scott, W. Richard.

ISBN:

9781412950909

Personal Author:

Scott, W. Richard.

Edition:

3rd ed.

Publication Information:

Los Angeles : Sage Publications, c2008.

Physical Description:

xii, 266 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series:

Foundations for organizational science

Series Title:

Foundations for organizational science

General Note:

Previous ed.: 2001.

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

Introduction -- Early institutionalists -- Institutional theory meets organization studies -- Crafting an analytic framework I : three pillars of institutions -- Constructing an analytic framework II : content, agency, carriers, and levels -- Institutional construction -- Institutionalization -- Institutional processes and organizations -- Institutional processes and organization fields -- An overview and a caution.

Abstract:

"Creating a clear, analytical framework for readers, Institutions and Organizations: Ideas and Interests, Third Edition continues to reflect the richness and diversity of institutional thought, viewed both historically and as a contemporary, ongoing field of study. By presenting the differences as well as the underlying commonalities of institutional theories, this book presents a cohesive view of the many flavors and colors of institutionalism. It evaluates and clarifies developments in both theory and research while identifying future research directions." "Upper-level undergraduate and graduate students of Institutional Theory, Organizational Theory, Sociology of Organizations, and Public Administration will gain an in-depth understanding from this core text."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Organizational sociology.

Social institutions.

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Summary

The bestselling Institutions and Organizations remains the key source for a comprehensive overview of the institutionalist approach to organization theory. The author presents: an historical overview of the theoretical literature; an integrative analysis of current institutional approaches, and a review of empirical research related to institutions and organization in addition to an extensive review and critique of institutional analysis in sociology, political science, and economics as it relates to recent theory and research on organizations.

Key features for the Third Edition:

- Further developed theoretical framework in chapters 3 and 4 is updated and amplified with the latest research

- New material on institutional construction, maintenance, and diffusion

- An added chapter on transnational institutions

- Original research on the intersection of institutional and ecological processes, the emergence of new organizational forms, and the latest research on the co-evolution of institutions and organizational forms.