BEYOND CONSTRAINING AND ENABLING: TOWARD NEW MICROFOUNDATIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL THEORY

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Cardinale, Ivano
• 署名单位: University of London; Goldsmiths University London
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0363-7425
• DOI: 10.5465/amr.2015.0020
• 发表日期: 2018
• 页码: 132-155
• 关键词: ORGANIZATIONAL ROUTINES; TECHNOLOGICAL OBJECTS; complexity; IDENTITY; LOGICS; entrepreneurship; TRANSFORMATION; individuals; DYNAMICS; creation

摘要

In this article I argue that the quest to establish microfoundations for institutional theory is hindered by two assumptions on which it currently rests: that structure simply constrains and enables action and that agency is mostly associated with reflexivity. I unpack these two assumptions and propose alternative microfoundations on which (1) structure not only constrains and enables action but also actively orients it toward some possibilities over others, and (2) the pre-reflective dimension of agency is explicitly theorized. It thus becomes possible to bridge long-standing divides within institutional theory, opening up avenues for further developing its microfoundations.