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4 - The Development and Application of Sociological Neoinstitutionalism (2002)

from Part II - Institutional Theory: Its Role in Modern Social Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 March 2021

Ronald L. Jepperson  and
John W. Meyer
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R. Jepperson
Ronald L. Jepperson
Affiliation:
University of Tulsa
John W. Meyer
Affiliation:
Stanford University, California
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Presents the main arguments of sociological neoinstitutionalism in the areas of organizations, states, and identities.Illustrates the arguments with empirical research conducted through the year 2000.

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institutionalismneoinstitutionalisminstitutionssocial theoryculturesocial constructionorganizationsstatesidentitiesresearch program
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Institutional Theory
The Cultural Construction of Organizations, States, and Identities
 , pp. 67 - 125
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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