The Value of Values for Institutional Analysis
- 1 July 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Academy of Management in Academy of Management Annals
- Vol. 14 (2), 474-512
- https://doi.org/10.5465/annals.2018.0074
Abstract
Though values were once the central focus of institutional scholarship, they occupy a marginal position in the contemporary literature. Viewing this situation as both a significant problem and a latent opportunity, our paper seeks to stimulate change by pursuing three broad aims. The first is to present an integrative review of the insitutional and sociological values literatures. This review addresses basic questions about values’ nature, origins, and functions, and uncovers many latent connections between these currently separate bodies of research. Drawing on this literature review, our second aim is to elaborate the “value of values” for institutional analysis. Specifically, we will suggest that a renewed focus on values can: a) enhance our understanding of institutions and their human inhabitants and, b) increase the moral and practical relevance of institutional scholarship. Our third aim is to sketch out a preliminary agenda for future research. While we stress that values can be incorporated into contemporary research in many different ways, our main focus is on promoting research that gives renewed attention to the enduring problems that were at the heart of early institutional scholarship.Keywords
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