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Institutional Theory

Institutional Theory is a theoretical framework in organization studies that examines how institutionalized structures—comprising rules, norms, routines, and cultural-cognitive elements—become established as authoritative guidelines that shape organizational behavior and confer legitimacy and social stability.

43K

Publications

3.8M

Citations

55.1K

Authors

7.6K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

12.1K

Variants

Institutionalism

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Publications

43K

Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problem of Embeddedness

Mark Granovetter · American Journal of Sociology · 1985 · 28.2K citations

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Institutionalized Organizations: Formal Structure as Myth and Ceremony

John W. Meyer, Brian Rowan · American Journal of Sociology · 1977 · 27.3K citations

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Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance

Michael C. Munger, Douglass C. North · Southern Economic Journal · 1991 · 25.3K citations

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The consequences of modernity

Choice Reviews Online · 1990 · 19.5K citations

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Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action

Barry C. Field · Land Economics · 1992 · 19.2K citations · Full text

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Authors

55.1K

  1. MW
    Mike W. Peng

    The University of Texas at Dallas, United States

    48 publications · 17.2K citations

    43

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  2. RG
    Royston Greenwood

    University of Alberta, Canada

    56 publications · 25.2K citations

    38

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  3. ML
    Michael Lounsbury

    University of Alberta, Canada

    43 publications · 11.7K citations

    34

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  4. HE
    Henry Etzkowitz

    State University of New York, United States

    39 publications · 23K citations

    29

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  5. MW
    Mike Wright

    University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

    38 publications · 7.4K citations

    29

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Institutions

7.6K

  1. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    115 h-index

    398 publications

    101.7K citations

  2. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    101 h-index

    340 publications

    101.4K citations

  3. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    95 h-index

    420 publications

    41.9K citations

  4. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    93 h-index

    295 publications

    75.9K citations

  5. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    90 h-index

    456 publications

    37.9K citations

  6. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    88 h-index

    386 publications

    37.3K citations

  7. Copenhagen Business School

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    85 h-index

    435 publications

    40.3K citations

  8. Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    85 h-index

    464 publications

    48.7K citations

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Venues

  1. Academy of Management Review

    AMR · 278 publications · 172.1K citations

    151

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  2. Administrative Science Quarterly

    ASQ · 300 publications · 121.3K citations

    149

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  3. Academy of Management Journal

    AMJ · 302 publications · 94.1K citations

    147

    h-index

  4. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 338 publications · 104.3K citations

    129

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  5. Organization Studies

    435 publications · 62K citations

    129

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Institutional Theory

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