Abstract
To the provocations by Munir (in this issue) and others who call on (neo)institutional theory to become more critical, I rebut by asking: Hasn’t institutional theory always been critical?! In response to Munir, I unpack the definition of the term ‘critical’, discussing the many meanings poured into the term, in order to assert that institutional theory is, and has always been, staunchly critical – as is evident by its role in driving the paradigmatic shift in the study of organization, organizations and organizing, and in transforming the field of organization studies as a whole.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Organization Theory |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2020 |
Keywords
- critical theories
- domination
- institutional theory
- phenomenological institutionalism
- power
- resistance
- social constructionism
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
- Strategy and Management