The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Institutionalism

Download or read book The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Institutionalism written by Royston Greenwood and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2013-03-26 with total page 842 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Institutional theory lies at the heart of organizational theory yet until now, no book has successfully taken stock of this important and wide-ranging theoretical perspective. With insight and clarity, the editors of this handbook have collected and arranged papers so readers are provided with a map of the field and pointed in the direction of new and emerging themes. The academics who have contributed to this handbook are respected internationally and represent a cross-section of expert organization theorists, sociologists and political scientists. Chapters are a rich mix of theory, how to conduct institutional organizational analysis and empirical work. The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Institutionalism will change how researchers, teachers and advanced students think about organizational institutionalism.