Institutional Work: Current Research, New Directions and Overlooked Issues

Thomas B. Lawrence, Bernard Leca, Tammar B. Zilber

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Abstract

The study of institutional work has emerged as a dynamic research domain within organization studies. In this essay, we situate the papers published in the Special Issue. We first review the evolution of institutional work as a scholarly conversation within organization studies. We then introduce the papers in the Special Issue, focusing in particular on where they fit into the current scholarly conversation and how they move us in important new directions. Finally, we discuss a set of neglected issues that deserve further attention.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1023-1033
Number of pages11
JournalOrganization Studies
Volume34
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2013

Keywords

  • institutional work
  • institutions
  • materiality
  • reflexivity
  • work

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Strategy and Management
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
  • Management of Technology and Innovation

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