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Isomorphic Adaptation

Isomorphic Adaptation is a theoretical construct within institutional theory that explains how organizations, under isomorphic pressures, adopt structurally similar practices, routines, or forms not necessarily for efficiency but to achieve legitimacy, coherence, or survivability within a shared institutional environment.

19

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33

Authors

29

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

19

Why Firms Want to Organize Efficiently and what Keeps Them from Doing So: Inappropriate Governance, Performance, and Adaptation in a Deregulated Industry

Jack A. Nickerson, Brian S. Silverman · Administrative Science Quarterly · 2003 · 281 citations

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The Emergence of a Professional Logic in English Rugby Union: The Role of Isomorphic and Diffusion Processes

Danny O’Brien, Trevor Slack · Journal of Sport Management · 2004 · 155 citations

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The limits of democratizing interest representation: ASEAN’s regional corporatism and normative challenges

Jürgen Rüland · European Journal of International Relations · 2012 · 110 citations

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Institutional and Organizational Dynamics in Community-Based Drug Abuse Treatment

Mark Peyrot · Social Problems · 1991 · 73 citations

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‘Isomorphic’ behavior of corporate greenwashing

Rongbing Huang, Xiaojun Xie, Huifen Zhou · Chinese Journal of Population Resources and Environment · 2022 · 60 citations · Full text

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Authors

33

  1. RC
    Richard C. Schwartz

    Michigan State University, United States

    1 publications · 44 citations

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  2. JM
    Justin Mgbechi Odinioha Gabriel

    Rivers State University, Nigeria

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  3. HZ
    Huifen Zhou

    Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, China

    1 publications · 60 citations

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  4. LR
    Linda Renzulli

    University of Georgia, United States

    1 publications · 55 citations

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  5. MS
    Massimo Sargiacomo

    University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy

    1 publications · 21 citations

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Institutions

29

  1. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    55 citations

  2. Philadelphia University

    Philadelphia, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    51 citations

  3. Oakland University

    Rochester, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    55 citations

  4. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    155 citations

  5. San Francisco General Hospital

    San Francisco, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    44 citations

  6. Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority

    Melbourne, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  7. College of Staten Island

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  8. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    281 citations

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Venues

  1. Public Administration and Development

    1 publications · 22 citations

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  2. Administrative Science Quarterly

    ASQ · 1 publications · 281 citations

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  3. Accounting Business & Financial History

    ABFH · 1 publications · 21 citations

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  4. Asian Business & Management

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  5. Social Problems

    1 publications · 73 citations

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