The new institutionalism in organizational analysis

Managing Legitimacy: Strategic and Institutional Approaches

Suchman, M. C. (1995) · The Academy of Management Review · doi:10.2307/258788 · Cited by 19,903

Misery Loves Companies: Rethinking Social Initiatives by Business

Margolis, J. D., & Walsh, J. P. (2003) · Administrative Science Quarterly · doi:10.2307/3556659 · Cited by 5,130

Why would corporations behave in socially responsible ways? an institutional theory of corporate social responsibility

Campbell, J. L. (2007) · Academy of Management Review · doi:10.5465/amr.2007.25275684 · Cited by 4,906

Institutional Complexity and Organizational Responses

Greenwood, R., Raynard, M., Kodeih, F., Micelotta, E. R., & Lounsbury, M. (2011) · Academy of Management Annals · doi:10.5465/19416520.2011.590299 · Cited by 3,519

The relationship between corporate philanthropy and shareholder wealth: A risk management perspective

Godfrey, P. C. (2005) · Academy of Management Review · doi:10.5465/amr.2005.18378878 · Cited by 2,839

The Design and Implementation of Cross‐Sector Collaborations: Propositions from the Literature

Bryson, J. M., Crosby, B. C., & Stone, M. M. (2006) · Public Administration Review · doi:10.1111/j.1540-6210.2006.00665.x · Cited by 2,403

Moving beyond Dyadic Ties: A Network Theory of Stakeholder Influences

Rowley, T. J. (1997) · The Academy of Management Review · doi:10.5465/amr.1997.9711022107 · Cited by 2,522

Behavioral Ethics in Organizations: A Review

Treviño, L. K., Weaver, G. R., & Reynolds, S. J. (2006) · Journal of Management · doi:10.1177/0149206306294258 · Cited by 1,837

Sensemaking in organizations: Taking stock and moving forward

Maitlis, S., & Christianson, M. (2014) · Academy of Management Annals · doi:10.5465/19416520.2014.873177 · Cited by 1,764

Convergent Stakeholder Theory

Jones, T. M., & Wicks, A. C. (1999) · The Academy of Management Review · doi:10.2307/259075 · Cited by 1,595

Multiple Institutional Logics in Organizations: Explaining Their Varied Nature and Implications

Besharov, M. L., & Smith, W. K. (2014) · Academy of Management Review · doi:10.5465/amr.2011.0431 · Cited by 1,571

Social Protection and the Formation of Skills: A Reinterpretation of the Welfare State

Estevez‐Abe, M., Iversen, T., & Soskice, D. (2001) · Varieties of Capitalism · doi:10.1093/0199247757.003.0004 · Cited by 1,568

Toward a Comparative Sociology of Valuation and Evaluation

Lamont, M. (2012) · Annual Review of Sociology · doi:10.1146/annurev-soc-070308-120022 · Cited by 1,492

Seizing the Middle Ground:: Constructivism in World Politics

ADLER, E. (1997) · European Journal of International Relations · doi:10.1177/1354066197003003003 · Cited by 1,446

Toward a General Theory of Strategic Action Fields

Fligstein, N., & McAdam, D. (2011) · Sociological Theory · doi:10.1111/j.1467-9558.2010.01385.x · Cited by 1,367

The Autonomy Paradox: The Implications of Mobile Email Devices for Knowledge Professionals

Mazmanian, M., Orlikowski, W. J., & Yates, J. (2013) · Organization Science · doi:10.1287/orsc.1120.0806 · Cited by 1,364

A Grammar of Institutions

Crawford, S. E. S., & Ostrom, E. (1995) · American Political Science Review · doi:10.2307/2082975 · Cited by 1,362

INNOVATION IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND FUTURE RESEARCH AGENDA

DE VRIES, H., BEKKERS, V., & TUMMERS, L. (2016) · Public Administration · doi:10.1111/padm.12209 · Cited by 1,214

From smoke and mirrors to walking the talk: Decoupling in the contemporary world

Bromley, P., & Powell, W. W. (2012) · Academy of Management Annals · doi:10.5465/19416520.2012.684462 · Cited by 1,656

Building Inclusive Markets in Rural Bangladesh: How Intermediaries Work Institutional Voids

Mair, J., Martí, I., & Ventresca, M. J. (2012) · Academy of Management Journal · doi:10.5465/amj.2010.0627 · Cited by 1,207

Legitimacy as a Social Process

Johnson, C., Dowd, T. J., & Ridgeway, C. L. (2006) · Annual Review of Sociology · doi:10.1146/annurev.soc.32.061604.123101 · Cited by 1,027

Corporate social responsibility in the multinational enterprise: strategic and institutional approaches

Husted, B. W., & Allen, D. B. (2006) · Journal of International Business Studies · doi:10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400227 · Cited by 861

Below the Bubble: “Educational Triage” and the Texas Accountability System

Booher-Jennings, J. (2005) · American Educational Research Journal · doi:10.3102/00028312042002231 · Cited by 762

What’s Under Construction Here? Social Action, Materiality, and Power in Constructivist Studies of Technology and Organizing

Leonardi, P. M., & Barley, S. R. (2010) · Academy of Management Annals · doi:10.5465/19416521003654160 · Cited by 733

Keeping up Appearances: Reputational Threat and Impression Management after Social Movement Boycotts

McDonnell, M.-H., & King, B. (2013) · Administrative Science Quarterly · doi:10.1177/0001839213500032 · Cited by 618

Clothes Make the Person? The Tailoring of Legitimating Accounts and the Social Construction of Identity

Creed, W. E. D., Scully, M. A., & Austin, J. R. (2002) · Organization Science · doi:10.1287/orsc.13.5.475.7814 · Cited by 614

Explaining Michigan: Developing an Ex Post Theory of a Quality Improvement Program

DIXON-WOODS, M., BOSK, C. L., AVELING, E. L., GOESCHEL, C. A., & PRONOVOST, P. J. (2011) · Milbank Quarterly · doi:10.1111/j.1468-0009.2011.00625.x · Cited by 603

The Sociology of Markets

Fligstein, N., & Dauter, L. (2007) · Annual Review of Sociology · doi:10.1146/annurev.soc.33.040406.131736 · Cited by 601

Accounting, organizing, and economizing: connecting accounting research and organization theory

Miller, P., & Power, M. (2013) · Academy of Management Annals · doi:10.5465/19416520.2013.783668 · Cited by 588

Corporate Environmental Disclosure Strategies: Determinants, Costs and Benefits

Cormier, D., & Magnan, M. (1999) · Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance · doi:10.1177/0148558x9901400403 · Cited by 533

Gender Stereotypes, Same-Gender Preferences, and Organizational Variation in the Hiring of Women: Evidence from Law Firms

Gorman, E. H. (2005) · American Sociological Review · doi:10.1177/000312240507000408 · Cited by 534

Integrative leadership and the creation and maintenance of cross-sector collaborations

Crosby, B. C., & Bryson, J. M. (2010) · The Leadership Quarterly · doi:10.1016/j.leaqua.2010.01.003 · Cited by 520

Complex Causal Relations and Case Study Methods: The Example of Path Dependence

Bennett, A., & Elman, C. (2006) · Political Analysis · doi:10.1093/pan/mpj020 · Cited by 455

Vicarious Learning from the Failures and Near-Failures of Others: Evidence from the U.S. Commercial Banking Industry

Kim, J.-Y. (., & Miner, A. S. (2007) · Academy of Management Journal · doi:10.5465/amj.2007.25529755 · Cited by 443

Revisiting is business value research: what we already know, what we still need to know, and how we can get there

Schryen, G. (2013) · European Journal of Information Systems · doi:10.1057/ejis.2012.45 · Cited by 420

Ethnicity, Race, and Nationalism

Brubaker, R. (2009) · Annual Review of Sociology · doi:10.1146/annurev-soc-070308-115916 · Cited by 418

Conceptualizing Historical Organization Studies

Maclean, M., Harvey, C., & Clegg, S. R. (2016) · Academy of Management Review · doi:10.5465/amr.2014.0133 · Cited by 410

Toward an Ethics of Algorithms: Convening, Observation, Probability, and Timeliness

Ananny, M. (2016) · Science, Technology, & Human Values · doi:10.1177/0162243915606523 · Cited by 395

From Mead to a Structural Symbolic Interactionism and Beyond

Stryker, S. (2008) · Annual Review of Sociology · doi:10.1146/annurev.soc.34.040507.134649 · Cited by 394

POLICE SUBCULTURE RECONSIDERED

HERBERT, S. (1998) · Criminology · doi:10.1111/j.1745-9125.1998.tb01251.x · Cited by 390

Making sense of culture.

Patterson, O. (2014) · Annual Review of Sociology · doi:10.1146/annurev-soc-071913-043123 · Cited by 399

Social Media and the Activist Toolkit: User Agreements, Corporate Interests, and the Information Infrastructure of Modern Social Movements

Youmans, W. L., & York, J. C. (2012) · Journal of Communication · doi:10.1111/j.1460-2466.2012.01636.x · Cited by 376

Research on Data Use: A Framework and Analysis

Coburn, C. E., & Turner, E. O. (2011) · Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives · doi:10.1080/15366367.2011.626729 · Cited by 365

Rethinking the Relationship Between Reputation and Legitimacy: A Social Actor Conceptualization

King, B. G., & Whetten, D. A. (2008) · Corporate Reputation Review · doi:10.1057/crr.2008.16 · Cited by 343

The dubious role of institutions in international business: A road forward

Aguilera, R. V., & Grøgaard, B. (2019) · Journal of International Business Studies · doi:10.1057/s41267-018-0201-5 · Cited by 313

A Dynamic Process Model of Private Politics: Activist Targeting and Corporate Receptivity to Social Challenges

McDonnell, M.-H., King, B. G., & Soule, S. A. (2015) · American Sociological Review · doi:10.1177/0003122415581335 · Cited by 307

How entrepreneurial ecosystems take form: Evidence from social impact initiatives in Seattle

Thompson, T. A., Purdy, J. M., & Ventresca, M. J. (2018) · Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal · doi:10.1002/sej.1285 · Cited by 306

Evidence-based practice implementation: The impact of public versus private sector organization type on organizational support, provider attitudes, and adoption of evidence-based practice

Aarons, G. A., Sommerfeld, D. H., & Walrath-Greene, C. M. (2009) · Implementation Science · doi:10.1186/1748-5908-4-83 · Cited by 276

History in Organization and Management Theory: More Than Meets the Eye

Kipping, M., & Üsdiken, B. (2014) · Academy of Management Annals · doi:10.5465/19416520.2014.911579 · Cited by 280

Innovation labs in the public sector: what they are and what they do?

Tõnurist, P., Kattel, R., & Lember, V. (2017) · Public Management Review · doi:10.1080/14719037.2017.1287939 · Cited by 266

Transnational Entrepreneurs‘ Venture Internationalization Strategies: A Practice Theory Approach

Terjesen, S., & Elam, A. (2009) · Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice · doi:10.1111/j.1540-6520.2009.00336.x · Cited by 258

Digital government transformation and internet portals: The co-evolution of technology, organizations, and institutions

Luna-Reyes, L. F., & Gil-Garcia, J. R. (2014) · Government Information Quarterly · doi:10.1016/j.giq.2014.08.001 · Cited by 255

Contingency fit, institutional fit, and firm performance: a metafit approach to organization–environment relationships

Volberda, H. W., van der Weerdt, N., Verwaal, E., Stienstra, M., & Verdu, A. J. (2012) · Organization Science · doi:10.1287/orsc.1110.0687 · Cited by 254

The paradox of new venture legitimation within an entrepreneurial ecosystem

Kuratko, D. F., Fisher, G., Bloodgood, J. M., & Hornsby, J. S. (2017) · Small Business Economics · doi:10.1007/s11187-017-9870-x · Cited by 244

Digital Innovation and Institutional Entrepreneurship: Chief Digital Officer Perspectives of their Emerging Role

Tumbas, S., Berente, N., & Brocke, J. V. (2018) · Journal of Information Technology · doi:10.1057/s41265-018-0055-0 · Cited by 242

From Plan to Plant: Effects of Certification on Operational Start-up in the Emergent Independent Power Sector

Sine, W. D., David, R. J., & Mitsuhashi, H. (2007) · Organization Science · doi:10.1287/orsc.1070.0300 · Cited by 241

Conferences as venues for the configuration of emerging organizational fields: The case of cochlear implants

Garud, R. (2008) · Journal of Management Studies · doi:10.1111/j.1467-6486.2008.00783.x · Cited by 236

Is Firm Trust Essential in a Trusted Environment? how Trust in the Business Context Influences Customers

Grayson, K., Johnson, D., & Chen, D.-F. R. (2008) · Journal of Marketing Research · doi:10.1509/jmkr.45.2.241 · Cited by 234

A Multi-Level Process Model for Understanding Diversity Practice Effectiveness

Nishii, L. H., Khattab, J., Shemla, M., & Paluch, R. M. (2018) · Academy of Management Annals · doi:10.5465/annals.2016.0044 · Cited by 233

Exceptional boards: Environmental experience and positive deviance from institutional norms

Walls, J. L., & Hoffman, A. J. (2013) · Journal of Organizational Behavior · doi:10.1002/job.1813 · Cited by 221

The role of stakeholders in the effective use of e-government resources in public services

Ashaye, O. R., & Irani, Z. (2019) · International Journal of Information Management · doi:10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2019.05.016 · Cited by 155

Making Standards Stick: A Theory of Coupled vs. Decoupled Compliance

Sandholtz, K. W. (2012) · Organization Studies · doi:10.1177/0170840612443623 · Cited by 150

Advancing the sustainability agenda through strategic human resource management: Insights and suggestions for future research

Ren, S., Cooke, F. L., Stahl, G. K., Fan, D., & Timming, A. R. (2023) · Human Resource Management · doi:10.1002/hrm.22169 · Cited by 148

From resource munificence to ecosystem integration: the case of government sponsorship in St. Louis

Motoyama, Y., & Knowlton, K. (2016) · Entrepreneurship & Regional Development · doi:10.1080/08985626.2016.1186749 · Cited by 111

Relational Expertise: What Machines Can't Know

Pakarinen, P., & Huising, R. (2025) · Journal of Management Studies · doi:10.1111/joms.12915 · Cited by 105

From Taken‐for‐Granted to Explicit Commitment: The Rise of CSR in a Corporatist Country

Höllerer, M. A. (2013) · Journal of Management Studies · doi:10.1111/joms.12029 · Cited by 97

A Thousand Cuts: Social Protection in the Age of Austerity

Kentikelenis, A., & Stubbs, T. (2023) · doi:10.1093/oso/9780190637736.001.0001 · Cited by 94

Authoritarianism, Populism, and the Global Retreat of Democracy: A Curated Discussion

Adler, P. S., Adly, A., Armanios, D. E., Battilana, J., Bodrožić, Z., Clegg, S., Davis, G. F., Gartenberg, C., Glynn, M. A., Aslan Gümüsay, A., et al. (2023) · Journal of Management Inquiry · doi:10.1177/10564926221119395 · Cited by 67

Managing Tensions and Divergent Institutional Logics in Firm–NPO Partnerships

Ahmadsimab, A., & Chowdhury, I. (2021) · Journal of Business Ethics · doi:10.1007/s10551-019-04265-x · Cited by 63

Institutional life within an entrepreneurial region

Lowe, N. J., & Feldman, M. P. (2017) · Geography Compass · doi:10.1111/gec3.12306 · Cited by 57

External enablers and entrepreneurial ecosystems: The brokering role of the anchor tenant in capacitating grassroots ecopreneurs

Juma, N., Olabisi, J., & Griffin‐EL, E. (2023) · Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal · doi:10.1002/sej.1462 · Cited by 56

Collective institutional work: The case of Airbnb in Amsterdam, London and New York

Boon, W. P. C., Spruit, K., & Frenken, K. (2019) · Industry and Innovation · doi:10.1080/13662716.2019.1633279 · Cited by 55

Influencing models and determinants in big data analytics research: A bibliometric analysis

Aboelmaged, M., & Mouakket, S. (2020) · Information Processing & Management · doi:10.1016/j.ipm.2020.102234 · Cited by 53

The role and contributions of sociological institutional theory to the socio-technical approach to innovation theory

Carvalho, A. D. P., Cunha, S. K. D., Lima, L. F. D., & Carstens, D. D. (2017) · RAI Revista de Administração e Inovação · doi:10.1016/j.rai.2017.02.001 · Cited by 51

Assimilation of tracking technology in the supply chain

Basole, R. C., & Nowak, M. (2018) · Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review · doi:10.1016/j.tre.2016.08.003 · Cited by 42

What we talk about when we talk about stakeholders

Johnson-Cramer, M. E., Phillips, R. A., Fadlallah, H., Berman, S. L., & Elms, H. (2022) · Business & Society · doi:10.1177/00076503211053005 · Cited by 31

The Multinational Corporation as a Playing Field of Power: A Bourdieusian Approach

Delmestri, G., & Brumana, M. (2017) · Multinational Corporations and Organization Theory: Post Millennium Perspectives · doi:10.1108/s0733-558x20160000049011 · Cited by 11

Explaining ‘Irrationalities’ of IT‐Enabled Change in a Developing Country Bureaucracy: The Case of Ghana's Tradenet

Addo, A. A. (2016) · THE ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES · doi:10.1002/j.1681-4835.2016.tb00565.x · Cited by 11

Surveillance and prayer – comparing Muslim prison chaplaincy in Germany’s federal states

Harms-Dalibon, L. (2017) · Comparative Migration Studies · doi:10.1186/s40878-017-0051-5 · Cited by 9

A importância da diversidade de gênero nos conselhos de administração para a promoção da responsabilidade social corporativa

Silveira, A. D. M. D., & Donaggio, A. R. F. (2020) · DESC - Direito, Economia e Sociedade Contemporânea · doi:10.33389/desc.v2n2.2019.p11-42 · Cited by 8