Reconciling institutional theory with organizational theories

Purpose - The aim of the paper is to review and compare traditional and new institutional postulates in order to address some of the criticism that this theory has received.Design methodology approach - Throughout this paper, five interesting paradoxes are presented in management contexts of change,...

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Published in:Journal of organizational change management 2006-07, Vol.19 (4), p.503-517
Main Authors: de la luz FernndezAlles, Mara, ValleCabrera, Ramn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Competitive advantage
Organizational behaviour
Organizational change
Organizational theory
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Summary:Purpose - The aim of the paper is to review and compare traditional and new institutional postulates in order to address some of the criticism that this theory has received.Design methodology approach - Throughout this paper, five interesting paradoxes are presented in management contexts of change, the creation of competitive advantages, and organizational behaviour.Findings - Light is shed on the integration efforts that seek to combine institutional theory with transaction cost theory, the resource-based view of the firm, and the resource dependence theory.Originality value - The paper reviews the Oliver contribution work done around neoinstitutional theory. The paper offers a different view of organizational change, the creation of competitive advantage, and organizational behaviour.
ISSN:0953-4814
1758-7816
DOI:10.1108/09534810610676699