Institutional Theory: The Cultural Construction of Organizations, States, and Identities

by Ronald L. Jepperson and John W. Meyer

Book Overview

Over the past three decades, Meyer, Jepperson, and colleagues have contributed to the development of one of the leading approaches in social theory, by analyzing the cultural frameworks that have shaped modern organizations, states, and identities. Bringing together key articles and new reflections, this volume collects the essential theoretical ideas of 'sociological neoinstitutionalism.' It clarifies the core ideas and situates them within social...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107435285
• ISBN13: 9781107435285
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"