Institutions and Institutional Work
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Ins titutional approaches to organizat ion studies focus attention on the relat ionships among organi zat ions and the fields in which they oper ate, high lighting in particular the role of rational formal structures in enabling and cons training organiza tional behaviour. A key contr ibution of institutional studies has been the develo pmen t of strong accounts of the processes through which institu tions govern act ion. This has been accomplished in part thr ough theo retical state ments which have delineated key sets of
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Institutional work describes internal shifts of institutional processes as a result of actions taken by individuals and organizations while concurrently being influenced by the same institutional structures.
“This theoretical lens explicitly describes the internal shifts of the institutional processes as a result of the actions taken by individuals and organizations, known as institutional actors, while concurrently being influenced by the same institutional structures (Lawrence & Suddaby, 2006).”
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“It is therefore crucial that various actors in the field engage in institutional work by (re) developing legal, ethical, and quality frameworks and embedding these frameworks in daily organizational routines and norms (Lawrence & Suddaby, 2006).”
- Authors
- Lawrence, T. B., & Suddaby, R.
- ORCID
- Lawrence, Thomas B.
- Venue
- The SAGE Handbook of Organization Studies
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Published
- 2006
- Pages
- 215-254
- OpenAlex
- W2185176023
- Cited by
- 3,338
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2026: 255 · 2025: 194 · 2024: 220 · 2023: 195 · 2022: 234 · 2021: 269 · 2020: 257 · 2019: 277 · 2018: 207 · 2017: 191 · 2016: 152 · 2015: 136 · 2014: 165 · 2013: 143 · 2012: 121
- FWCI
- 122.07
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- SAGE Publications Ltd eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Management and Organizational Studies
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Economic Theory and Institutions
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Management Theory and Practice
- Keywords
- institutional theory, institutional work, institutional governance, organizational behavior, formal structure, institutional isomorphism, organizational relationships
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