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Institutional Work: Actors and Agency in Institutional Studies of Organizations

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Title
Institutional Work: Actors and Agency in Institutional Studies of Organizations
Abstract/Description
The 'institutional' approach to organizational research has shown how enduring features of social life - such as marriage and bureaucracy - act as mechanisms of social control. Such approaches have traditionally focused attention on the relationships between organizations and the fields in which they operate, providing strong accounts of the processes through which institutions govern action. In contrast, the study of institutional work reorients these traditional concerns, shifting the focus to understanding how action affects institutions. This book sets a research agenda within the field of institutional work by analyzing the ways in which individuals, groups, and organizations work to create, maintain, and disrupt the institutions that structure their lives. Through a series of essays and case studies, it explores the conceptual core of institutional work, identifies institutional work strategies, provides exemplars for future empirical research, and embeds the concept within broader sociological debates and ideas.
Date
2009
Editor
Lawrence, Thomas B.
Suddaby, Roy
Leca, Bernard
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Resource type
en Background/Context
Medium
en Print
Background/context type
en Conceptual
Open access/free-text available
en Partial
Peer reviewed
en Yes
ISBN
978-0-521-51855-0
DOI
10.1017/CBO9780511596605
URL
Official Publisher's Webpage (Cambridge University Press)
Full-text PDF of "Introduction" Shared by Author (ResearchGate)
Citation
Lawrence, T. B., Suddaby, R., & Leca, B. (Eds.). (2009). Institutional Work: Actors and Agency in Institutional Studies of Organizations. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511596605
Cited in
Conclusion: Building the Field of Improvement Research in Education
Place
Cambridge
Item sets
Handbook Conclusion Citations

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