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Institutional Environments and Organizations
Structural Complexity and Individualism
- W. Richard Scott - Stanford University, USA
- John W. Meyer - Stanford University, USA
April 1994 | 334 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
The institutional theory of organizations developed by Scott, Meyer and their colleagues over the past two decades has had an enormous impact on organizational theory and research. In this book, the editors review the major theoretical advances of the past decade and the empirical testing they have done on these theories. Their work has highlighted two key themes: the interrelationship between organizational complexity and the institutional environment; and the place of the individual within the organization.
PART ONE: DEVELOPMENTS IN INSTITUTIONAL THEORY
John W Meyer, John Boli and George M Thomas
Ontology and Rationalization in the Western Cultural Account
John W Meyer
Rationalized Environments
W Richard Scott
Institutions and Organizations
W Richard Scott
Institutional Analysis
David Strang and John W Meyer
Institutional Conditions for Diffusion
PART TWO: INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENTS AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMPLEXITY
John W Meyer
Social Environments and Organizational Accounting
W Richard Scott and John W Meyer
Environmental Linkages and Organizational Complexity
John W Meyer, W Richard Scott and David Strang
Centralization, Fragmentation, and School District Complexity
John W Meyer et al
Bureaucratization Without Centralization
PART THREE: INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENTS AND THE EXPANSION OF INDIVIDUALITY WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS
John W Meyer
Institutional and Organizational Rationalization in the Mental Health System
W Richard Scott and John W Meyer
The Rise of Training Programs in Firms and Agencies
Susanne C Monahan, John W Meyer and Richard W Scott
Employee Training
Frank R Dobbin et al
Equal Opportunity Law and the Construction of Internal Labor Markets