Institutional Logics in Action: Part A |
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Editor:
| Boxenbaum, Eva Lounsbury, Michael |
Series title: | Research in the Sociology of Organizations Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-299-74827-9 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
Publisher: | Emerald Publishing Limited
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $134.95 |
Book Description:
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The Institutional Logics Perspective is one of the fastest growing new theoretical areas in organization studies (Thornton, Ocasio & Lounsbury, 2012). Building on early efforts by Friedland & Alford (1991) to bring society back in to the study of organizational dynamics, this new scholarly domain has revived institutional analysis by embracing a focus on the dynamic and heterogeneous nature of institutions. In doing so, it has embraced a more practice-centered approach to agency that...
More DescriptionThe Institutional Logics Perspective is one of the fastest growing new theoretical areas in organization studies (Thornton, Ocasio & Lounsbury, 2012). Building on early efforts by Friedland & Alford (1991) to bring society back in to the study of organizational dynamics, this new scholarly domain has revived institutional analysis by embracing a focus on the dynamic and heterogeneous nature of institutions. In doing so, it has embraced a more practice-centered approach to agency that emphasizes situated interactions, the importance of history, the role of both symbolic and material elements, and the study of cross-level processes and mechanisms. This two volume set, seededby an ABC Network conference held in Banff, Alberta, CANADA in June 2012, provides a fresh set of papers by scholars at the cutting edge of research on institutional logics. As a whole, the papers provide many novel theoretical insights about institutional logics in action focusing on their dynamics, complexity, and evolving relationship to actors as actors actively navigate their social worlds."