STRUCTURE! AGENCY! (AND OTHER QUARRELS): A META-ANALYSIS OF INSTITUTIONAL THEORIES OF ORGANIZATION

• 成果类型: Review
• 署名作者: Heugens, Pursey P. M. A. R.; Lander, Michel W.
• 署名单位: Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC; Erasmus University Rotterdam
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2009.36461835
• 发表日期: 2009
• 页码: 61-85
• 关键词: RANDOM-EFFECTS MODELS; SOUTH-KOREAN FIRMS; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION; MIMETIC ISOMORPHISM; higher-education; INTERORGANIZATIONAL IMITATION; MULTIDIVISIONAL FORM; RESOURCE DEPENDENCE; US ORGANIZATIONS; american states

摘要

We use meta-analytical techniques to address three central debates in institutional theory: Is organizational behavior the product of social structure or organizational agency? Does conformity to institutional norms enhance or diminish organizational performance? Can organizational field-level factors explain differences in the pull of isomorphic forces across organizational fields? We find that the influence of social structure is weak. Also, the adoption of isomorphic templates improves both symbolic and substantive performance. Finally, we identify several field-level factors that moderate isomorphic processes. We discuss the implications of these findings for institutional theory research.