Institutional theory examines ways in which “organizational structures, norms, practices, and patterns of social relationships … are connected to the broader social and cultural environment” (Anagnostopolous et al., 2010).
Can institutional theory be refuted replaced or modified?
Institutional theory, it is argued, is a perfectly closed theory, which cannot be extended and modified beyond Meyer, Rowan, Scott, Zucker, DiMaggio and Powell’s contributions.
Why is it important for us to study institutional theory?
Institutional Theory provides the basis for the systematic analysis of innovation, using theoretical contributions about distinctions between formal and informal institutions, and regulative, normative and cultural-cognitive types of institutions, as well as the different levels of institutions (Geels, 2010).