Institutions and organizations : ideas and interests Upplaga 3

The bestselling Institutions and Organizations remains the key source for a comprehensive overview of the institutionalist approach to organization theory. The author presents: an historical overview of the theoretical literature; an integrative analysis of current institutional approaches, and a review of empirical research related to institutions and organization in addition to an extensive review and critique of institutional analysis in sociology, political science, and economics as it relates to recent theory and research on organizations. Key features for the Third Edition: - Further developed theoretical framework in chapters 3 and 4 is updated and amplified with the latest research - New material on institutional construction, maintenance, and diffusion - An added chapter on transnational institutions - Original research on the intersection of institutional and ecological processes, the emergence of new organizational forms, and the latest research on the co-evolution of institutions and organizational forms.