Institutional Environments and Organizations: Structural Complexity and Individualism

by W. Richard Scott and John W. Meyer

Book Overview

The institutional theory of organizations developed by Scott, Meyer and their colleagues over the past two decades has had an enormous impact on organizational theory and research. In this book, the editors review the major theoretical advances of the past decade and the empirical testing they have done on these theories. Their work has highlighted two key themes: the interrelationship between organizational complexity and the institutional environment;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803956665
• ISBN13: 9780803956667
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.