Reconciling institutional theory with organizational theories
- 1 July 2006
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by Emerald in Journal of Organizational Change Management
- Vol. 19 (4), 503-517
- https://doi.org/10.1108/09534810610676699
Abstract
Purpose – The aim of the paper is to review and compare traditional and new institutional postulates in order to address some of the criticism that this theory has received. Design/methodology/approach – Throughout this paper, five interesting paradoxes are presented in management contexts of change, the creation of competitive advantages, and organizational behaviour. Findings – Light is shed on the integration efforts that seek to combine institutional theory with transaction cost theory, the resource-based view of the firm, and the resource dependence theory. Originality/value – The paper reviews the Oliver contribution work done around neoinstitutional theory. The paper offers a different view of organizational change, the creation of competitive advantage, and organizational behaviour.Keywords
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